Homeschoolers: Not So Different After All by Victoria Beckmann
The Century Times
Emma Button, a student who attended Century and is now attending St. Thomas, said, “Although I will be the first to admit that there are many strange homeschoolers in the world, I will also be the first to defend them. …most of us are normal teenagers.”
Many homeschooled teens are not as completely socially inept as some people seem to believe. Homeschoolers get the chance to interact with many different kinds of people because of their education, unlike publicly schooled students who, while at school, only have their peers and teachers to interact with. Button stated very accurately, “…Although you interact with far less people as a homeschooler, the people you do interact with are consistently genuine, mature, creative, and kind.” Also, homeschooling often gives students the chance to be closer with their families because they are around them more often. Button commented on this saying, “…your family is a lot cooler than you think.”