COVID-19 – Millenial Influx

Fans, Athletes, Sports against COVID-19

On December 11, 2020December 11, 2020 By treviray

News Analysis By Trevi Ray and Hunter Doyle Omaha, Nebraska and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania are 18 hours and twenty-seven minutes apart […]

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 […]

College Students Demand Tuition Refund Amid Pandemic

On December 10, 2020December 11, 2020 By miekoyamamoto

College Students Demand Tuition Refund Amid Pandemic Opinion By Mieko Yamamoto “Taking online classes is like watching Khan Academy.” Students […]

Should Biden Name a ‘Dr. Fauci’ for the Arts?

On December 10, 2020December 10, 2020 By johnmarkmills

Should Biden Name a ‘Dr. Fauci’ for the Arts? By Nathalie Murillo and John-Mark Mills Many countries—including the United Kingdom, […]

A Decline in Business Travel Leads to a Slow Comeback

On November 30, 2020December 5, 2020 By alisejarvis

A Decline in Business Travel Leads to a Slow Comeback By Alise Jarvis When COVID-19 emerged at the start of […]

Taking a Vacation Despite COVID-19

On November 24, 2020November 30, 2020 By alisejarvis

Taking a Vacation Despite COVID-19 By Alise Jarvis For almost eight months now, we have been in quarantine at our […]

Youth Sports and the Potential Impact COVID-19 Could Have on Them

On May 9, 2020May 9, 2020 By maggiefranke

Youth Sports and the Potential Impact COVID-19 Could Have on Them By Maggie Franke Sports are supposed to be unifying. […]

How will the MLB Resume?

On April 8, 2020April 8, 2020 By quinnsloan

–As MLB officials look to the (delayed) start of the season, suggestions need to be made for how to get […]

Can Sports Resume in the time of COVID-19

On April 7, 2020November 6, 2020 By quinnsloan

COVID-19 has canceled all professional sports for the near future. Where do we go now? By Quinn Sloan At the […]

Does COVID-19 Have the Power to Change Sports Forever?

On March 31, 2020March 31, 2020 By abramerickson

Does COVID-19 Have the Power to Change Sports Forever? By Abram Erickson For millions—or perhaps billions—of people across the world, […]

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.