My high school was extremely small. As in only 2 people small. That’s right. I was homeschooled.
Don’t get me wrong. There’s nothing bad about being homeschooled. There are even some awesome homeschool groups, umbrella schools, co-ops, etc that make the experience even better! I just didn’t get to join those.
I loved being able to stay in my pj’s and do my homework on the couch. I didn’t miss out on having friends. (Some of my very best friends today, I met during high school!) What I did miss out on, were all the things my mom had told me about her high school experience. I wanted to be on yearbook staff, work for the high school newspaper, go to prom, join in the extracurricular activities. I wanted to go to football games and basketball games and pep rallies! I wanted the ultimate high school experience.
I missed out.
I wish I could go back and change that. Or at the very least join some opportunities that were available for homeschoolers. Unfortunately, I can’t change the past.
I am extremely thankful for my parents. Through homeschooling, I was able to get an education in LIFE. I know more about finances, mutual funds, stocks, insurance, etc than most adults do. (Heck, even most college professors!) I am very entrepreneurial minded. I learned how to be a housewife. I learned (and I’m still learning!) how to be a godly wife. I learned things that you can’t learn in a normal high school. And for that, I will be eternally grateful.
I still wish I could have gone to prom…
[This post was inspired by a weekly writing prompt from Mama Kat’s Pretty Much World Famous Writer’s Workshop – each week you pick from a list of prompts, post a link on Thursday – and check out what other writers have written. You can check Mama Kat’s website by clicking here.
This week’s prompt was: “If you had to go back to high school, how would you do it differently?”
Your post has really made me think! I home schooled my eldest son until high school. He is now in college. Although things have turned out well, I used to wonder if I should have kept him home through high school. I now am home schooling my youngest…so I still have to decide about his future. Thank you for sharing your point of view:)
It’s great as long as you give them the opportunity to do extracurricular
activities. That’s why I wish I had been able to join a co-op. They are
almost like a real high school, except you only meet together once or twice
a week. But they still have prom and student councils and stuff. It’s
definitely worth looking into!
Thanks for stopping by!!
Maybe you and your hubby could have your own Prom.. get all fancy and go somewhere nice. If it makes you feel better Prom wasn’t all it was cracked up to be.. more of a let down. Go somewhere nice with the the one you truly love.
I would love that! I really want him to take me to an Army Ball. But we’ll
see if that happens before he retires!
I LOVED high school! But I must say Prom is overrated! =D
LOL!
That’s why I love our umbrella school so much! There’s extra-curriculars (and a yearbook staff!), football and basketball, cheerleading and pep rallies! There are even dance formals when they get older. All the good stuff about high school and the great things about homeschooling! 🙂
I wish you could have gone to prom too… it’s over-rated, but from a homeschooled kid who got to go to one, it’s still fun!!
Aww, I’m glad your babies get all of that!!! YAY!
Come visit me! Every April one of the local radio stations has an “Adult Prom” – where you don’t have to sneak out to have a drink 🙂 But people have told me it is a great time. Next year you should come up and we’ll go together!! hehe
That sounds like so much fun!! We should totally go.
My husband and I have talked about maybe homeschooling our kid, if we ever have one. There are certainly a lot of benefits from home schooling, but your post raises some really good points for normal schooling.
I hope my post didn’t discourage you about home schooling. I hope you still
look into it, but make sure you look into an umbrella school for your future
child.