Are you excited about school starting/started?

The Top Crusader · Post by **The Top Crusader** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 2:30 pm

Oh yeah definitely... less kids around if I go shopping during the day! $\:D/$

Danielle Abigail Maxwell · Mon Aug 17, 2009 3:39 pm

I wish it had started today!!!!!! I can't wait a week! I want my friends...

Irwin · Post by **Irwin** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 4:27 pm

Of course

Anna><> · Post by **Anna><>** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 8:11 pm

I have hardly any social life when school's out. My friends are all busy or else I am when they aren't, so I can't wait to see my friends again.

LizzieG · Post by **LizzieG** » Wed Aug 19, 2009 4:38 am

Not really; too much senioritis, too little enjoyment of Midwest weather, not enough motivation for classes. But at least I'll have proximity to friends.

I never really got too attached to my academic institution in general. And I've pretty much realized that I'm in the wrong major. At least I only have one year left, though!

...unless I decide to stay an extra year for the "right" major. But almost everything in me rebels against the idea.

Casey Doyle · Post by **Casey Doyle** » Wed Aug 19, 2009 10:37 am

I guess I am because I haven't seen some very close friends in a long time.

American Eagle · Post by **American Eagle** » Wed Aug 19, 2009 3:53 pm

I'm not! I don't see my friends as much during the school year, as most of them are homeschoolers too. $\:D/$

Danielle Abigail Maxwell · Thu Aug 20, 2009 7:21 am

Yeah, thats one downside to homeschooling. You don't socialize as much. (Except at church and like... other functions you probably socialize).

I can't wait for tonight and Sunday and Monday! Senior picnic, registration, SCHOOL! (And my best friend comes up Saturday! WOOHOO!)

Jugglah · Post by **Jugglah** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 7:33 am

American Eagle wrote:I'm not! I don't see my friends as much during the school year, as most of them are homeschoolers too. $\:D/$

Oh, that's so not true for me! (Well, it wasn't...it kind of doesn't apply anymore.) But yeah, I used to take a bunch of my classes with other homeschoolers, many of which are really close friends, so I'd get to see them sometimes 3 times a week. But in the summer, I have to schedule out time to see them, and sometimes it doesn't work out - there are friends I haven't seen all summer who I used to see all the time during the school year. Haha, and the socializing argument is so old - most homeschoolers I know are better at socializing than kids who go to "real school". They're more friendly, at least.

Oh, yeah, and I'm really excited about starting school! I leave for college tomorrow!

EK · Post by EK » Thu Aug 20, 2009 9:52 am

I was just in class. (Posting on the ToO during English ftw).

I

my English teacher and her 20 minute classes.

Stubborn · Post by **Stubborn** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 9:55 am

And *that's* why the coming generation of human beings can't speak English! $\:D/$

KODY 105 · Post by **KODY 105** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 10:45 am

Stubborn wrote:And *that's* why the coming generation of human beings can't speak English! $\:D/$

Are not you part of this great, up-and-coming generation as well?

Although this talk about generations reminds of that Bible verse about "a perverse and wicked generation" who keeps thinking that they are improving the world and such...

EK · Post by EK » Thu Aug 20, 2009 12:08 pm

I'm part of the now generation...you guys are the upcoming ones.

and i be speekin' englash prefect thanx u.

EK · Post by EK » Fri Aug 21, 2009 9:13 am

Unless you get hit by a bus!

...or something.

Trent DeWhite · Post by **Trent DeWhite** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 9:34 am

I'm extremely excited about school starting... it'll be the first time in 16 years that I won't be participating. $\:D/$

Sonuna · Post by **Sonuna** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 10:52 am

Not particularly.
I am also not particularly not excited, though.

American Eagle · Post by **American Eagle** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 11:23 am

Jugglah, I agree! Go walk up to 1/2+ of public schoolers and try to talk to them... they don't know how (the same was true of my all-public schooled driver's ed class). I was the most social one among 30+ public schoolers, and I had to answer all the teacher's questions. $\:D/$

Danielle Abigail Maxwell · Fri Aug 21, 2009 4:59 pm

American Eagle wrote:Jugglah, I agree! Go walk up to 1/2+ of public schoolers and try to talk to them... they don't know how (the same was true of my all-public schooled driver's ed class). I was the most social one among 30+ public schoolers, and I had to answer all the teacher's questions. $\:D/$

No offense, but I think you're grouping just about everyone together when you say this. Maybe its cause the West Coast has smaller schools, everyone can get to know each other. But, I know plenty of Public schoolers who can socialize.

And I don't think its "how" you socialize, its what, where, when, why you socialize. Not everyone is perfect in the socializing area (like me!) Certain settings scare people (and school can be one of them.) WHen you're not surrounded by a million people it seems, you can get more comfortable, but walking into soemthing like that, you don't know how. If you've been there your whole life, you might have never learned, or just don't care. Not to generalize all public schools, but most of them have really large class sizes, and its a ratio of like 1:30. That's bad. In homeschooling, you have a ratio of 1:1, or maybe a little higher, but that's good.

You learn socializing skills. Or you don't. I wouldn't be so rude, which is what you're sounding like, no offense.

(Most people don't answer questions cause its actually quite scary. It has nothing to do with socializing. I don't like to do it, but I do sometimes. Makes me freak out cause I just showed off to the whole class, and I don't want to be found out as a smart-alik (which I'm basically made out to be when I speak out).

No, I'm not in public school. But its not different from Private school apart from the education. You get a very different environment when you're homeschooling. Not saying its bad, and that it doesn't prepare you, but you have to step into someone elses shoe's to understand fully. Experience it yourself. You make people look stupid when you say no one knows how to socialize and that public school and private school are wrong and don't prepare you. Totally the opposite. It depends on the individual.

American Eagle · Post by **American Eagle** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 6:02 pm

Danielle Abigail Maxwell wrote:
American Eagle wrote:Jugglah, I agree! Go walk up to 1/2+ of public schoolers and try to talk to them... they don't know how (the same was true of my all-public schooled driver's ed class). I was the most social one among 30+ public schoolers, and I had to answer all the teacher's questions. $\:D/$

No offense, but I think you're grouping just about everyone together when you say this. Maybe its cause the West Coast has smaller schools, everyone can get to know each other. But, I know plenty of Public schoolers who can socialize.

And I don't think its "how" you socialize, its what, where, when, why you socialize. Not everyone is perfect in the socializing area (like me!) Certain settings scare people (and school can be one of them.) WHen you're not surrounded by a million people it seems, you can get more comfortable, but walking into soemthing like that, you don't know how. If you've been there your whole life, you might have never learned, or just don't care. Not to generalize all public schools, but most of them have really large class sizes, and its a ratio of like 1:30. That's bad. In homeschooling, you have a ratio of 1:1, or maybe a little higher, but that's good.

You learn socializing skills. Or you don't. I wouldn't be so rude, which is what you're sounding like, no offense.

(Most people don't answer questions cause its actually quite scary. It has nothing to do with socializing. I don't like to do it, but I do sometimes. Makes me freak out cause I just showed off to the whole class, and I don't want to be found out as a smart-alik (which I'm basically made out to be when I speak out).

No, I'm not in public school. But its not different from Private school apart from the education. You get a very different environment when you're homeschooling. Not saying its bad, and that it doesn't prepare you, but you have to step into someone elses shoe's to understand fully. Experience it yourself. You make people look stupid when you say no one knows how to socialize and that public school and private school are wrong and don't prepare you. Totally the opposite. It depends on the individual.

O..k... where did I say this? I didn't. I said more than "1/2+" of public schoolers aren't [as social as most homeschoolers I know, especially myself/my family]. I'm sure that many public schoolers socialize (perhaps moreso on the west coast), but not around here.

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