asked of homeschoolers. We get a lot of weird questions, my friends and I, and I’ve been wanting to post some of them for a while.
10. Do you have gym class? If you say yes, people look disappointed. If you say no, they tell you it’s not fair.
9. So, are you, like, a superfreaky genius employed by the government to stop terrorist attacks? I have not personally been asked this (Thank God); however, my friend swears it’s true.
8. So, do you get to do whatever you want all day? I don’t think so……
7. Who teaches you? The answer to this is usually “my mom”, which prompts the following question:
6. Did she, like, have to go to college to be a teacher?
5. Do you have to have a hall pass to go to the bathroom? This one always makes me laugh.
4. Does your mom make you read like a hundred books a day? This can be grouped with the ‘do you have to ‘ questions, such as “do you have to do chores?” or “do you have to practice your (insert instrument here) every day?”
3. So, schools have the day off today? This drives me nuts.
2. Do you get to do school in your pajamas? This is easily one of the most-asked questions ever. (duh. that’s why it’s number two on my list.) I don’t totally understand this question, but I find it extremely amusing. Why do regular kids have such a fascination with our sleepwear?
1. Do you have any friends? I always say, “No, I’m destitute.” This has gotten me a LOT of weird looks. Usually people either sort of smile like they’re not sure if I’m serious and then find an excuse to leave. Anyone who laughs is instantly my friend. So far I think my band teacher is the only one who immediately understood that I was joking, which is sort of sad when you think about it. Is school to kids only a place to meet friends? Don’t they have neighbors, or friends at church, or something?
NOTE: These are all questions my friends and I have actually been asked. You can look at this as either good (people are asking questions about homeschooling) or disturbing (see question no.2). I think it’s hilarious, although it gets annoying sometimes.
people ask you weird things. when i go to chorus people hardly ask me anything. except “like, do you have snow days? do you like, have to do school? like, can you sleep all day?”
p.s.- i’m homeschooled. but i’m not destitute.
Your mom has a college degree, but not in teaching.
I live in California so I do not know you but I find your questions interesting :]
Thank you for the entertainment while I am at work.
I am a youth pastor that has some home school students in my ministry.
I like to ask them what it feels like to be the valedictorian and the prom king/queen. I think I am clever. They simply roll their eyes.
oh, we get stuff like that a lot! i can’t really say i blame them….
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As a homeschooling parent, I’ve always liked the question, “Aren’t you concerned about social skills?”
As if …
I like to respond with something I read online once: “I teach social skills – each day I take my kids into the bathroom, beat them up, and steal their lunch money.”
Some people laugh out loud. Some get a little miffed at the implications. Others are mystified. Any of those works for me.
OK ABIT WEIRD
some questions really shoulnt be anwsered