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Is climate change a bigger threat than ISIS?

On December 9, 2015December 9, 2015 By maryambighash

World leaders gathered on Nov. 30 in Le Bourget, a commune in Paris, France, to discuss the emergency of climate […]

Posted in conversations, education, Health, religion & faith, slider, trends, UncategorizedTagged , Barak Obamacivil warclimate changedisasterFranceHungry

The Role of Sports in Light of Paris Attacks

On November 19, 2015November 19, 2015 By andersrotto

With the recent bombings of Paris and Beirut, the global perspective of safety and security has been altered. People across […]

Posted in slider, sportsTagged , attackBeirutbombEagles of Death MetalFrancegermanyISISParissoccerthreat

Is American Airpower Enough to Stop ISIL with Europe at Risk?

On November 19, 2015 By noahkingsbury
Obama, ISIL, policy

As sparks continue to fly in the wake of the attacks on Paris, the nation is torn on how to […]

Posted in slider, UncategorizedTagged , Air Forceboots on the groundDaeshFranceISILISISMiddle EastParis attacksSyriaterrorismUS

The Girl with Wings: Maryam Bighash

On November 10, 2015November 10, 2015 By katiepark

At the age of 13, Maryam Bighash was the youngest female to pass the pilot’s licensing exam in France. Excelling […]

Posted in conversations, education, lifestyle, slider, UncategorizedTagged , challengesexperiencefamilyFranceImmigrationiranjournalistMemoriesstudent

Protesting for the protested: the defenders of immigration

On January 13, 2015January 15, 2015 By kirkan

Immigrants have been long-cast as underdogs and victims. However, in recent years, the seeming charity of inviting foreigners into one’s […]

Posted in Immigration, religion & faithTagged , Charlie HebdoFrancegermanyImmigrationIslamParisPEGIDA

Colonialism is alive and well in a land that time forgot

On February 28, 2014March 16, 2014 By amandamorris

Colonialism. What is it, and why is it important? If you live in a first world country, chances are, at […]

Posted in The 4th WorldTagged , ColonialismComoros IslandscorruptionFranceparadiseviolence

The skinny on fat: Perceptions and problems of being fat around the globe

On January 24, 2014August 19, 2014 By amandamorris

America: land of the skinny, home of the obese. While media encourages us to have an ideal slender body type, […]

Posted in conversations, Health, lifestyleTagged , AmericaAudrina PatridgeBikiniCarl's JrElleFast foodFatFranceHarper's BazaarIndiaLaura CatterallMediaNew York TimesObeserealitySkinnyThin

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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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