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Welcome To Emma Watson’s Magical Book Club

On December 9, 2016December 9, 2016 By victoriagreenwald

By: Victoria Greenwald and Isaac Green Tiger Woods for Accenture, Justin Bieber for Calvin Klein, a slew of beautiful and […]

Posted in education, entertainment, slider, social media, UncategorizedTagged , AmericabookscelebritiesEducationemmaemma watsonendorseendorsementimpactInstagramMediareadingsocialsocial mediatwitterwatsonyouth

Teachers over Technology: Shaping the Next Generation

On December 6, 2013December 6, 2013 By alyssapaulsen

“Quiet down, everyone. Please take your seats!” The chatty group of fourth graders attentively responded to their teacher as they […]

Posted in educationTagged , christiancultureEducationmillennialsreadingRelationshipstechnologytrends

The Wonders of the Internet (and why I can’t read anymore)

On November 15, 2013 By tylercharleston

Let’s face it, millennials: most of us don’t read as often as we’d like to. If people talk to me […]

Posted in opinion, technologyTagged , booksdistractioninternetmillennialsnicholas carrreading

Read it and Weep: Books Left to Collect Dust in the Wake of Social Media Influx

On November 15, 2013August 19, 2014 By sarahkaczka

The first time I saw the book, my eyes glanced right past its black spine as I scanned the titles […]

Posted in lifestyle, Opinion, trendsTagged , booksFacebookgeneration ygood readsgoodreadsinternetliteratureMarkus ZusakmillennialmillennialsNicholas Sparksreadingsocial mediatechnologyThe Book ThiefZusak

“God Provides” – Tyler Charleston’s Reflections on a Closing Chapter

On November 11, 2013August 16, 2014 By sarahmiller

Over the past four years, Tyler Charleston has learned that God provides, and often in unexpected and unplanned ways. Currently […]

Posted in conversations, education, profile, religion & faithTagged , C.S. LewisChristianitycollegeCommunicationsEducationfaithfamilyfriendsfuturegrowthHigh SchoolhomeMemoriesreadingwheaton collegewriting

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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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