"I just started my sixth year homeschooling my kids, who went to public school for years first. I worried about them struggling socially as homeschoolers, but our experience has been the opposite. They have thriving social lives, and I'd recommend homeschooling to anyone. This year, my high schoolers are in 10th and 12th grades, and I wish I could tell my 2020 self not to worry. As a public school graduate myself, my kids' teenage years look very much like mine did:"
"My 15- and 17-year-olds' lives don't look much different than mine and my husband's did at their age, and he and I both graduated from public school. My teens seem well-adjusted socially, and I'd recommend homeschooling Spending the last five school years teaching my kids at home has been incredibly rewarding, and, like any other time period with our kids, it's gone so, so fast. Today, my teens seem just as well-adjusted socially as my friends' public-schooled kids are, and I'm so thankful that I've"
The family has homeschooled for six years after initial years in public school. The parent feared social struggles but observed the opposite: thriving social lives. High schoolers in 10th and 12th grades engage in part-time jobs, nights out, and extracurricular activities similar to their parents' teen experiences. Early reliance on other homeschooling parents and later homeschool groups supported interest development. The 15- and 17-year-olds appear socially well-adjusted and active. The homeschooling experience has been rewarding, fast-paced, and the parent expresses gratitude for time invested and would recommend homeschooling.
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