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As yall probably know, I was homeschooled from birth to the end of 'high school', and cut off from most secular culture - except for 3 months, when I attended public school at the age of 14, and ran into a lot of public school norms that shocked and confused me (cont).

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Aella

@Aella_Girl

Jun 28, 2019

1. The wasted time. SO much wasted time. The whole day felt so slow, with lots of waiting and a tiny amount of learning inside it. I remember thinking I could have done the work of the whole homeschool day inside of 1-2 hours at home.

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@Aella_Girl

Jun 28, 2019

2. The impersonalness of the teachers; it was disheartening when the teachers treated my work like it was just another thing on an assembly line of grades (which it was). It didn't feel like I was 'being taught by someone', but like I was pressing buttons in a teaching computer.

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@Aella_Girl

as a side note, i think this might explain my aversion to classes. I essentially grew up being tutored (tho by my mom), and it was such a great, efficient way to learn that now if I want to learn a skill, I can't stand group classes, but rather seek out individual training.

7:27 PM · Jun 29, 2019

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that's really cool in one sense, but then you've clearly indicated that the religious element of your mom's belief system limited the scope of things that would be taught to you.

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Was that the only limitation you've got from the homeschooling? School classes being bad don't mean worst than homeschooling. Those who attended schools have something called 'home-works', may be you heard about it but that is quite closed to the homeschooling.