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Artists Under Threat

On December 11, 2020January 4, 2021 By miekoyamamoto

Artists Under Threat Artists have been profoundly affected by the COVID-19 crisis. By Mieko Yamamoto and Nick Beattie The integration […]

Activism Through Art in the November Election

On December 10, 2020December 15, 2020 By lilymejiagautreau

By: Lillian Mejia-Gautreau Artivism (a combination of art and activism) Is a powerful tool against Injustice. Artists from all over […]

Activism Through Art

On December 10, 2020December 15, 2020 By lilymejiagautreau

By: Lillian Mejia-G It might be hard to believe but art can actually play a pivotal role […]

Lillian Mejia: Artist and Immigrant

On December 10, 2020December 14, 2020 By christykim

Lillian Mejia: Artist and Immigrant By Christy Kim Lillian aka Lily Meet Lillian, also known as Lily, who is a […]

The Art World Is Too Elitist

On November 30, 2020December 5, 2020 By nicholasbeattie

The Art World Is Too Elitist Opinion By Nick Beattie Last December, the art fair Art Basel Miami showcased a […]

Art Criticism: Why You Should Read (and Write) It

On November 27, 2020November 27, 2020 By johnmarkmills

Art Criticism: Why You Should Read (and Write) It By John-Mark Mills ARE YOU an art critic? Think about your answer […]

The Post-Soviet Aesthetic: Fascination or Appropriation?

On December 1, 2016December 1, 2016 By gabrielledemeritt

The similarities between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are obvious, both in policy and personhood. They both are now world […]

Can White Girls Wear Dreadlocks?

On November 28, 2016December 1, 2016 By victoriagreenwald

Marc Jacobs’ bold choice to don his models with colorful dreadlocks during the September New York Fashion Week show has […]

What’s it Like Being an Art Major: Kristen Speelman

On April 5, 2016April 5, 2016 By makaylacole

April 4,2016– Kristen Speelman has a heart for art. When interviewed with her on Monday she had a […]

Four Senses: My Experience with Blindness Opened My Eyes

On January 29, 2016March 31, 2016 By kristenspeelman

Humans have five senses: touch, smell, taste, hearing, and vision. For most people vision is the most important of the […]

Emma Folts, a sophomore at Wheaton College, shares her experience about her transition into college and how homeschool has both helped and hindered her.
How has your homeschool experience benefitted you, especially in your transition into college?
I think the one thing that homeschooling did that was really helpful as I entered college was that it taught me time management. As a homeschooler I had the same freedom as a college student has to put things off during the day and go see a friend instead. Since I had that experience, I knew the cost of that.
Also, personal responsibility and accountability with assignments. I feel like a lot of the other students had more expectations for gentler grading and that the professor would give them retakes or extensions, but that wasn’t something that ever happened to me in school. That learning curve wasn’t added because I never had it the other way. I think another thing was that because I was homeschooled, I was familiar with the format of teaching and then studying on my own.
Did you see any issues with your transition socially?
I think that homeschooling had two ramifications for me socially. One was helpful, one was hurtful.
It was really helpful because as a homeschooler, I had spent a lot of time realizing and developing who I was as a person and learning to recognize people who were being themselves, and those were the people I sought out as friends. Friendship as a homeschooler takes a lot more investment. I knew I was choosier with my friends which made me a lot less anxious and a lot more content.
The only real negative impact of the social bit was that I was really used to getting to choose the time I got to spend with people. As a homeschooler I spent a lot of time with people, but that time was controlled by me. As a college student, I found that you can’t really control the time you spend with people and alone time is not really available. Learning to deal with that was a lot harder than anticipated.
Any last comments on homeschool and how it has affected your college experience?
I think homeschooling is really helpful, however it does take a slightly increased amount of advocacy with your peers when you’re entering into college. I think a lot of people come in with certain assumptions about homeschool, especially students. You’re going to get a lot of, ‘oh my gosh, you don’t seem like a homeschooled person!’ [You can’t] take that too personally and explain your experience so that friends can understand it’s an important piece of you, though it might not look like the homeschooling that they’ve seen.
My encouragement to anyone who is a homeschooler transitioning into college is to realize the benefit that you have having been homeschooled, and to realize that the bit of advocacy and explaining that you need to do with your peers is totally normal and that it’s not a big deal. Once they understand your experience, it’s not something I’ve experienced being looked down on for.