Soap Box

What is a blog good for if you aren't allowed to get on your soap box about something?
nothing.
So since I am the sole author and editor of my own blog (and since I have no followers to be afraid of) I'm going to say what I think.

Stop hating on homeschooling. I was homeschooled 3-9th grade, and not only did my mother get a lot of heat for it, but she did the right thing.

I was brought up to be an independent thinker, to not always follow the system, to be critical of the system, and to learn my own way.

I read more books while being homeschooled than most people do in a lifetime. My identity was not based on a group of friends, and I never had to deal with cliques. I learned things that were not just the standard for the state. I learned more than that. I learned how to knit. How to paint. I was also challenged. I learned: how to be myself, be different, be unique. I also learned how to have friends. I'm not socially awkward. I thrive in social situations and handle them better than most people I know, same goes for my sister.

I'm in college now. I have been on the deans list all but two semesters, I work well in group settings, as well as on my own. I can teach myself things without a teacher showing me how to do it. I have an accurate view of my learning style and the best way for me to study. It takes people years to figure that out. I love to learn. I love learning so much that even though I'm getting a degree in the spring, I'm going to graduate school to get another one.

Next time you think about making brash generalizations about the homeschooled population, think again.

Respect them for going against the system, respect them for trying to be the best parents they could be. Respect them for loving to learn, their own way.