There are inherent advantages and disadvantages to this. I grew up that way and was always able to escape bad school systems because I was never there too long. Conversely I was ripped away from some of the greatest teachers and schools (one time mid school year).
-
-
Replying to @LiteralSheridan @eigenrobot
Pods are a uniquely good fit for military life, but not very common, as DoD schools tend to be pretty good, but even there it's a very mixed bag and if course sometimes little or no choice.
1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @LiteralSheridan @eigenrobot
I just think about how much more interesting my education would have been if my parents could have been more involved (and they were as involved as they could be). But I'm also the sum total of my experiences. Being physically bullied some places and accepted in others...
1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes -
Replying to @LiteralSheridan @eigenrobot
While I think I may have been a more educated, well rounded, and academically prepared person if I was homeschooled by my far more brilliant than me parents, I also would definitely be a weird homeschooled kid. Moving every 1-2 years saved me, socially, from being a pariah.
1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @LiteralSheridan @eigenrobot
I actually reinvented and modulated my behavior to survive in many new school settings, and again, there were positives and negatives to this, but I would not be the person I am today without that and consider it a net positive.
1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @LiteralSheridan @eigenrobot
There's advantages to being a perpetual outsider that makes you more critical of systems and authority in a way. There's also advantages to learning how to make new friends in diverse contexts if you're not a naturally gregarious person (as I am in no way).
1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @LiteralSheridan @eigenrobot
However, I've been told by a few superior officers in OER Counselings that I can come across as aloof and even condescending, so I just think how much worse I would be if I wasn't able to modulate and be humbled so many times growing up, and if instead I was insulated at home
1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @LiteralSheridan @eigenrobot
And thank God for those leaders willing to say that to my face when I ask them for candid feedback.
1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @LiteralSheridan @eigenrobot
TL;DR: I don't want my kids to bear the social cost of being weird homeschooled kids (no disrespect to the many non-wierd homeschooled kids I know)
1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @LiteralSheridan
Yeah I definitely consider/worry about that. I think there are some ways around it but gotta be cognizant Otoh hunch is there are a lot of bad effects of public school socialization that are just taken as normal but in fact are super awful Hmm
2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
Thanks for sharing all of this 
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.