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Family Boundaries During The Holidays

On December 16, 2019December 16, 2019 By elenachernov
Holidays

Family boundaries during the holidays

Posted in UncategorizedTagged , ChristmasFamily Lifeholidays

Christmas Podcasts for Those Traveling

On December 16, 2019December 16, 2019 By jeremiahthompson
Christmas Podcast

Christmas Podcasts for Those Traveling By Jeremiah Thompson Christmas time is for joy, celebration, and being with friends and family. […]

Posted in Christmas, ListicleTagged , ChristmasListiclePodcast

Merry Christmas from the NBA

On December 15, 2019December 16, 2019 By kinnonrockness

Around the world, people go to bed on Dec. 24 in hopes of waking up to an array of gifts […]

Posted in Christmas, entertainment, sportsTagged , ChristmasEntertainmentNBAsports

It’s Christmas-time in the classroom; acknowledging religious holidays leads to controversy

On December 15, 2019December 15, 2019 By melissaschill

By Melissa Schill In third and fourth grade, my teacher’s aide was Jewish. Every year in April, she would miss […]

Posted in Christmas, education, religion & faith, sliderTagged , Christmasholidayspublic school

Hallmark movies may help your mental health

On December 13, 2019December 13, 2019 By cassidykeenan

By Cassidy Keenan I am on the phone with my mother and sister. They both tell me how excited they […]

Posted in arts+culture, Health, HolidayTagged , ChristmasHallmarkMental health

Remembering Refugees this Christmas

On December 12, 2016December 12, 2016 By sarahholcomb

Though our calendars tell us that “winter” won’t officially set in for another week, for many, the cold — and […]

Posted in Refugees, sliderTagged , ChristmasrefugeesSyriawinterworld

Trends: Live streaming Christmas with Your Online Pastor

On December 9, 2016December 9, 2016 By sarahholcomb

By Aaron Hanes and Sarah Holcomb As Americans prepare to attend Christmas services in a few days, more churches are […]

Posted in conversations, Evangelism, religion & faith, slider, technology, trendsTagged , Christmaschurchonlinestreamingtechnologytrendsworship

People Presence over Christmas Presents

On November 11, 2015November 11, 2015 By giaalbanese

Forty-three days until Christmas. This countdown makes the majority of the world excited. This is not the case for Stephen […]

Posted in conversations, identity, lifestyle, profile, sliderTagged , BirthdayBirthday PresentsChristmasChristmas PresentsHappinessPresencePresentsStephen Watts

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Homeschooler in the Real World

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.

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