Why do homeschooling parents think that cooking and baking count as math? That is not math. Why do they think a nature walk is sufficient for a science lesson? Unless there is a lot of follow-up teaching on what you see, that is not science. This whole "life is school" nonsense drives me bananas.

Does anyone else sometimes feel like they don’t fit in with their typical same-age peers due to being schooled from reading and learning from older books, watching old movies on VHS instead of current movies, and generally being sheltered from trends among kids due to lack of socialization?

Born in 1998, went to private Christian preschool aged 2-4, homeschooled from kindergarten through 8th grade, and went to a small charter high school (uniforms) for high school from 2012-2015.

I feel like I missed out on a huge part of cultural development with my peers from age 5-14. And I feel like since I grew up watching more older reruns and vhs tapes instead of what was on tv at the time, I don’t relate to any of them. Instead I feel more connected socially to people a few years older than me.

I don’t really know how to articulate this question but what were you guy’s experience coming out to your parents like, if you have one? My dad doesn’t know bc he’s a complete POS but my mom knows that me and my fiancé are engaged (we’re both women/lesbians) and she pretends to be happy for me but you can tell she really hates that she’s not a man. When I first told her she tried to imply that she “failed as a homeschool mom” bc she tried to shelter me or whatever even though that’s bullshit. I’m just glad my gf then (fiancé now) helped me through the process of moving out bc i really don’t think i would have been able to escape otherwise and i think that’s part of why she hates her so much, I feel like my mom just wanted to keep me locked away from the world for the rest of my life bc she thought somehow that would stop me from becoming “woke” I guess (she also hates the way I dress and my pink hair).

Any tips

Hi, i just discovered this sub and haven't related to one this much since joining raisedbynarcissists lol. For context, i am 21f and i was pulled out of public school in 4th grade by my mom, who did not want me to attend the health ed class in 5th grade. I hated homeschool because i was extremely lonely all the time. Well i "graduated" 12th grade in 2023 and just recently started looking for history majors to go to college. I asked my mom where are my transcripts and diploma and she said i didn't have any? She said "you never wanted to go to college so i didn't keep any of your stuff" WHAT??? My whole life is a lie y'all...

Check out my Substack...I just posted this last article in a series. I could have called it Birth of an Advocate: How my Homeschool Mum Pursued Homeschooling Through the Family Courts, Traumatised Everyone, and Unintentionally Spawned Her Worst Nightmare. But that would be too long.

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I'm in middle school, and before anyone judges me, please hear me out.

I haven't been attending school regularly for almost 3 years. That doesn't mean I'm lazy or a weak student. Even without going to school regularly, I still managed to get good ranks and performed well academically.

The main reason I stopped going was because of my teachers.

Last year, I went to school while I had food poisoning because I didn't want to miss classes. Instead of listening to me or asking what happened, my teachers immediately started judging me. They embarrassed me in front of the whole class and told my classmates not to lend me their notebooks because I should "come to school regularly and complete everything myself."

I was genuinely sick, but nobody cared.

Even when my parents came to explain the situation, the teachers spoke to them very rudely. After that, my parents told me, "If they're talking to us like this, imagine how they'll treat you." They said I didn't have to force myself to go if I felt unsafe.

Since then, just hearing the word "school" gives me anxiety. My heart starts racing, and I feel sick. I wanted to go back so many times, but I just couldn't.

This year, we got new teachers. They're definitely better than the old ones, but... teachers are still teachers. 😭 The endless notebook work, copy completion, punishments, and lectures are honestly exhausting.

About a week ago, I finally went to school. The teachers told me to start coming regularly and asked me to complete my notebooks ASAP. I said I'd finish them in two days.

My parents were planning to send me back on Monday, but it rained on Monday and Tuesday. By Wednesday... I just couldn't make myself go. After staying at home for so long, the idea of going back feels overwhelming.

Now it's Thursday, and my parents want me to go on Monday.

The problem is... what do I even tell my teachers? They'll definitely ask why I disappeared for another week after promising I'd come regularly. None of my notebooks are completed or checked yet, and I'm low-key panicking.

I know some people will probably say, "Just go," but anxiety isn't that simple. I genuinely want to move forward, but every time I think about school, I freeze.

Has anyone else gone through something similar? How did you deal with it? And what should I say to my teachers when they ask where I've been?

Please don't judge me. I honestly just need some advice.be kind

Sorry if I don't explain well but I'm looking for a free, online math assessment that can determine what grade level you're in and essentially what eras you're good at and need work in. Kinda like the star test. I have looked it up however all the results I can find are either for a specific online school program, a test for a specific grade, or not free.

My purpose is that I want to teach myself the stuff I didn't get to learn when my mom "homeschooled" me. I feel stupid because there's so many things most everyone can do that I can't because I was never taught. Especially with math. So finally I'm doing somthing about it. So I'd like to see what math level I'm at, and what things I'm already good in VS what knowlage i lack, that way I can properly study.

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