by Joelle Synclair

Created on: October 06, 2008

Homeschooling is an adventure in life and education like no other. Like everything in life it has its ups and downs. Here's a list of the top 10 things a homeschooler is exposed to while the other kids are in school and their parents are at work.

10. Get to be asked "Is there no school today?" by relatives, neighbors, friends, dad's co-workers, and the pizza delivery

guy if you are seen outside of your home before 2PM.

9. Get to be questioned by relatives, neighbors, friends, dad's co-workers, and the pizza delivery guy on why your mom

choose to homeschool and wouldn't you really like to go to an actual school and be with actual kids.

8. Get to wave goodbye to the school bus while in flannel PJ's, fuzzy slippers and sipping hot cocoa. Yet, the school kids

get to wave to you doing school while they are outside on their sleds during a snow day. No snow days for

homeschoolers.

7. Get to go to the bathroom without the fear of being harassed or beat up by another student. Oh and let's not forget

no need for a hall pass.

6. Get to be quizzed by relatives, neighbors, friends, dad's co-workers, and the pizza delivery guy on math,

science, english, what day of the week it is and whose the president.

5. Get to look perplexed when asked "what grade are you in?" as the nurse is filling out your chart at the pediatrician's office.

4. Get to have a spur of the moment feild trip to the grocery store because mom forgot the milk. Sadly even this mundane

event will turned into a lesson. A homeschooling mom can turn a trip to a grocery store into an economic, language,

science, and health lesson all to be quizzed when you hit the front door.

3. Get to amaze your relatives, neighbors, friends, dad's co-workers, and the pizza delivery guy with all the knowledge you

learned in one year. It's always fun to see the look of astonishment on their faces as you not only know who the president

is but recite all the presidents in order along with the years they served, the names of First Ladies and their children.

2. Get to always turn in every assignment on time because there is no way you could have lost it between school and home.

1. Get to live in the same house with your teacher, principal, mom and dad. There is no escaping the parent/teacher

conference. You can't "loose" the note home from the teacher to your mom. Your principal can take away your Xbox for

not getting an assignment done on time. However, you know that your teacher and principal love you more than anyone

in the world and will do anything for you. How many school kids can say that?

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