Tuesday, March 17, 2009

You Might be a Homeschooler if....

As some of you know, I happened to have been homeschooled all the way through high school. Being homeschooled, I have always seemed to be placed as someone who probably did not know how to socialize or the good little church girl or whatever. I was looking on the internet when I found this survey. Now, I don't necessarily agree with all the things that people automatically assume when they hear I was homeschooled, but a lot of these things are pretty close... It made me laugh a lot to think about the good old homeschooling days.


You Might be a Homeschooler if…

Growing up/now
[x] Own/have owned a denim jumper
[x] You were at least 13 when you got your first “trendy” haircut
[x] Everything in your closet at some time was referred to as modest
[ ] You do/have tucked things in that shouldn’t be tucked in
[ ] You have been a member of at least 3 co-ops
[x] You were a true 16 and never been kissed
[x] Your mom drives a van of some sort
[x] You have at least one childhood picture where you, your mom, and all you siblings matched
[ ] You are/were/will be a PSEO Student- I have no clue what that is.
[x] At some point in your life you were more comfortable with adults than kids your own age
[x] Have studied ways to defend your beliefs, debate, and/or create laws
[x] Used uber conservative A Beka or Bob Jones curriculum- Even more conservative then that is Seton.
Total: 9

[x] You use big words that most adults could not use in conversation- (like mature and maimed. :) )
[x] You can use the words sublime, epiphany, and cognizant correctly
[x] You have a favorite word.
[x] You have an understanding of Latin root words and how to use them
[x] People from the outside world are referred to as “public schoolers”
[x]You or one of your siblings knits.
[x] You laugh at the decline in literacy in America- it’s not exactly funny
[x] You score constantly higher than “public schoolers” on standardized tests.
[x ] You have no concept of cafeteria food - Unfortunately, I do
[x] Family vacations are/ can be referred to as “Field Trips”
[x] Traveling on said vacations have included stopping at historical site markers along the way- don’t other people do this, too? Duh!
[ ] You have never been in a public elementary school, middle school, or high school during regular school hours (any or all of the above)
[x] You have gone to or been involved in a homeschool convention
Total so far: 20

[x] You have taken part in a political protest- Many of them actually
[x] You were a Pride and Prejudice fan before the movie
[x] You were a Lord of the Rings fan prior to the movie
[x] You were a Chronicles of Narnia fan before the movie
[ ] You speak a language other than English
[x] You dream of dating characters from books instead of celebrities
Total so far: 25

It (has been) assumed that you:….(these may or may not be true, but people think they are)

[ x] Have won many spelling bees
[x] Have no social life
[x] Have no friends of the opposite gender
[x]Are extremely inept
[] Only listen to classical music
[x] Play piano or the violin
[] Do not own a pair of trendy jeans.
[x] Have no knowledge of drugs or alcohol
[x] Don’t date, only court.
[x] Have never been to a “party”
[x] Know no other beliefs other than what your family believes
Total so far: 34

You have been asked more than 10 times in your life:
[x] If you wear pajamas to school
[x] If you get perfect grades because your mom grades you
[x ] If your mom teaches you or if somebody else’s mom does
[x] How do you meet people
[x] Why you aren’t in school
[x] If you get days off whenever you want
[x] If you’re going to be homeschooled through college
[x] If you have a big family
[x] What your parents are protecting you from
[x ] To quote something famous
[x] For the answer, because supposedly homeschoolers always have all the answers
Total so far: 45

You have “rebelled” by:
[x] Listening to “worldly music”- I’ve gone country!
[x ] Wearing black fingernail polish
[ ] Wearing tight clothes or letting your midriff show or showing off what color of boxers you are wearing
[x] Watching a *gasp* PG-13 movie
[x ] Breaking dress code
[x] Listening to music with a beat,Christian or otherwise
[ ] Dancing. Especially dances that involve contact for longer than 2 seconds. With somebody of the opposite gender. Scandalous!!!
subtract this from total: 3

OVERALL TOTAL: 50

1-10 You’re not really a homeschooler…you just do school at home
11-21 You’re a homeschooler, but not what the world expects
22-32 You’re a homeschooler
33-? You probably wouldn’t have facebook to begin with…but congrats you’re the stereotypical homeschooler

Haha! I’m still laughing…

1 comment:

Suzanne said...

Conclusion...this is mean ..but sorta funny too!
Okay..just glad you have a sense of humor! You happen to be one of the most sociable people I know!
Hmmmm, how did that happen?! Hugs!