Now she wants to make tshirts for her and her little sister with their school name on it and stuff. Strange?
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No, creative. She probably gets negative feedback from the people who ask her where she goes to school and she has become sensitive to it. I say make some t-shirts and make it a great school project. Learn about silkscreening and sewing...
hey, even make a bumper sticker..."My kids an honor roll student at Arundel Christian School." Or "My kids a homeschooler at Arundel Christian School."
it sounds to me like she is reaching out to you, trying to tell you that she wants to be part of something like a school of her own. Perhaps homeschooling as much as you love doing it isn't right for her and maybe she would be better suited in a small elementary school where she could be social and do things with her friends. Homeschooling is not for every child as everychild is different. And no it is not strange.
She`s seven and that`s what kids wanna do. I feel like if that`s what rocks her boat then let her have her fun. It could even be a bonding experience to make the shirts with your children. Also why not try a regular school? She can make friends and just have a blast...
For whatever reason she is feeling "different" and is wanting to fit in. I home school my son because he has severe food allergies and isn't able to carry his epi pen on him yet because he is only 6. He would LOVE to go to school to be with the other kids, but at this time it isn't an option for us. Maybe get her more involved with other groups or something, other homeschool groups to where she realizes there are other kids out there just like her that she can enjoy spending time with. Good luck.
i'm homeschooled and 13 i am getting sick of it too as soon as i tell them i'm homeschooled i get "oh yeah then what's the square root of so and so." and now i just say "yeah got a problem? i can fix it for you."
It sounds like she is being defensive. Most kids don't get asked all sorts of questions about their school. I can understand her apprehension about talking to people about being home schooled especially if she has gotten negative feedback from other people. If this is a big problem for her then you might consider putting her in school so that she doesn't learn to resent learning altogether.
Sound to me like she is feeling different. She might not like what people say, or don't say, when she tells them she is home schooled. She is looking for a way to fit in with the other kids she hangs out with. I remember being different was not a good thing before I got to high school, and even then you had to fit in somewhere.
My 9 year old went through a phase like this. It really used to bother her, so we talked it over, discussed what her feelings were and how she could handle these kinds of questions. We came up with some responses and play-acted them for practice so she'd be comfortable. It is fine now and she is at ease answering questions and with who she is and "where she goes to school"!
I'd talk it over with her and see what her feelings are.
Good luck!
Not strange at all. I have friends whose kids do this and they love it! They're proud of their homeschool. We have special t-shirts for our co op, with the name on the front and our verse on the back.
At 7, it's tough to try to explain to people about homeschool, especially when adults start practically attacking a kid about it. My son used to get this all the time, so I told him to let me take care of it. I didn't feel that age 7 was the appropriate time for him to have to go on the defensive against adults who question our schooling choices...if they have something to say, let them say it to my husband or me. He's a kid, for crying out loud - not too many people start grilling public or private school kids on why they go there!
Let her go ahead and make t-shirts, bumper stickers, whatever she wants. It's her way of finding a place where she belongs. I think it's great that she's taking the initiative to do that, instead of bowing down to negative pressure!
Nope, not strange at all. She's very aware of people's intrusiveness and their attitude towards homeschooling and at her age, she shouldn't have to deal with it, especially from adults. Some homeschool families DO name their homeschools ([last name] Academy, for example]. Seems like a great idea to me.
I don't think it is strange at all.
My son is now seven, and I began homeschooling him in November 2006 when he was six years old. He does not like it when people ask him about what school he goes to either. In our state, the only option for homeschooling is to operate a home school as a private school, so technically, our homeschool is a private school. My son and I named ours, Spirit of Excellence Christian School. With my son, his feelings come from having attended public school pre-kindergarten and a private home learning center for kindergarten. However, after almost a year of homeschooling, he has come to like it.
The negativity about homeschooling is not coming from your daughter's heart; it is coming from negative comments and intrusiveness. I think your daughter is quite creative, and you should comply with her request if at all possible. Putting her in school is not the solution, and for some parents that is not an option. I will not put my son in the neighborhood school where only 26% of the students are passing the standardized tests and disorderly conduct and overcrowding are the norm.
It is quite normal for a 7-year-old to feel the way she does when adults are probing, intrusive, and saying negative things about homeschooling. Also, you can help by handling all the questions, comments, etc. that people make to your daughter until she is old enough to handle it.
No that is not strange at all, many home schools have a name; they even print it on their children's high school diploma, or use it to register them.
In many states home schools are considered private schools; these have names.
Our is (last name) Academy.
I have seen personalized T-shirts, or canvas bags, it's kind of neat, and you can make it into an art project for them.
One mom even has a magnetic sign on her car, great conversation piece at sports events, and such.
If it makes her feel more comfortable, let her; it is the people who do the asking that are the problem; she is only trying avoid being placed in a position to explain being home schooled, and rightly so, she should not have to explain.
If people have questions, they should address them to the parents.
It's not at all strange. We've always had a school name. It is especially helpful when filling out online or print forms for educator discounts, etc. We even have a school email address.
She could also sneak in that her private school is very exclusive ;-). You can say you're the headmistriss (master?) of the school if people ask what you do :-).
My son loves to tell people he's HS'ed. He thinks all kids should be. The tough question he has is answering the "what grade are you in" question. In HS'ing it doesn't matter, and he has courses from 4th-8th grade. So he just replies, "If I was in public school, I'd be in 4th."
His sister is in public school and we're there frequently. He's seen enough of it to know he doesn't want to go. So he's not intimidated at all to say he's HS'ed.
I have school letterhead made, but no t-shirts. We have purchased general HS'ing t-shirts at HS conventions. He's very proud to wear his!
I don't think this is strange at all. Regular schools often have T-shirts, Jerseys, or hats for sale, it shows a sense of school pride. This could be a great art project with fabric paint, or you could get some of those iron on transfer kits that work with your ink-jet printer, (be aware that everything must be backwards on the screen and the printout in order to appear correctly on the T-shirt.)
And BTW, your homeschool is a small private school, so I like your answer.
I just read over the other answers and I amazed at how many people gave their opinion of homeschooling instead of about the shirts! Do people even read the questions?
I don't think your daughter wanting to make shirts is a sign that she doesn't want to be homeschooled. Kid's of seven years old are into forming clubs and such. Making shirts for your families own "school" is much like having an "official" club. Nothing wrong with it at all.
AS a homeschooling mom, I can tell you that people's questions get old. My son is seven and just finished first grade, he is tall for his age and compared to other kids looks about 10. People find out he's homeschooled and they ask him questions NO seven year old would be able answer (except maybe that genius boy they had on Oprah once...). MY daughter never knew what to say when people asked what school she went to, not because she felt ashamed of homeschooling, but because she didn't 'GO" school at all, it was in her home. The "what grade are in you in" question always gave her pause, she was always doing math at the "appropriate" grade level and reading several grades ahead. The other subjects all fell somewhere in between. She never understood why grade level mattered so much to people. She had a grade level at Sunday school based on her age, so I told her to answer based on that. I wish I had thought of the school name and T-Shirt thing...
No, not strange at all! A lot of people I know have names for their homeschool, complete with shirts and everything.
Every year at our church, we honor our seniors during the service.
This year, a homeschool friend of mine's son graduated and when they announced the name of their homeshool, "The Smith Academy of Academic Excellence" everyone cheered. He got the largest round of applause of anyone, even the valedictorians we had.
Encourage her, it will give her a sense of ownership!
PS: in most states, homeschools are considered private schools, so this is not a lie.
Not strange at all. I know a couple that experienced the same thing and used a distant family members name (someone that has served in the second world war and had really made a name for themselves) and applied it to T-shirts for a made up school.
No, it's not strange. Here in California, one way to homeschool is to set-up your own private school. The families choose names carefully because the name will show up on transcripts.
I'd go all the way with homeschool spirit. Do the Tee-shirts and I'd make up student ID cards and have them laminated.
no when my kids had to deal with this they were not bothered by it until a couple of rude people so we made up a name for our school. she probably just does not to bothered by their questions.
No it's not strange at all. I think some people become rude because they are ignorant in their ideas of what homeschooling really is. We have a bumper sticker that says we're on a field trip... LOL
Aww how sweet for your child to that!!
Why dont make her pick a name for your home school. Let her name it what ever she likes- like momys school- my place... What ever..
This isnt starnge at all. She thinks it is becuase many of her freinds go to publice schools.
Good luck
No it isn't strange. I think that is pretty creative for a 7 year old. Have fun making tee shirts. Sounds great. My daughter is 5 and she is already getting tired of it too so we are coming up with a name and gonna get tees made so she can wear it proudly.
This is not strange at all. In all truthfulness she has 'created' a solution to her situation and peoples noseyness. Let her make school things to her hearts content---the shirts can be used when you go out on Field Trips (just don't let them put their names like 'Anne from Arundel Christian')saves on the nerves. Here are some other 'ideas'.Business Cards (school name, colors, motto) , YearBook.
There are times when nameing your homeschool can come in handy (Student ID cards,bookstore discount cards, etc).
Don't worry, I promise it's all good.
Here in Nebraska, home schools are considered exempt private schools, and in filing the paperwork, they ask you to name your school. I think the T shirts would eliminate most of the questions before they even get started, and in effect would help your daughter not to feel so defensive or self-conscious about being home schooled.
No not strange at all :-)
as others have said, very creative.
She sounds like my kids, they got tired of people asking where they went to school as well.. I think they would love the idea of making t-shirts with our homeschool name on it!
Tell her we think it's a great idea!
sounds like she doesn't want to be homeschooled to me
she is seven and she thought of that?! she is very SMART! keep up the good work! that's all i can say. she's got a very bright future ahead of her.
I think that is wonderful, and shows a great creative mind at work! Getting shirts for her and her sister would be a great way to bond, and to build pride in them :)
Does your daughter have other friends that are hs'ed? It sounds like she is trying to fit in with kids that go to school. I would help her make those tee shirts but also try to get to the root of this issue. No, I don't think it is normal for a hs'ed kid to act this way. I have knows MANY hs'ed kids, and only knew one that was sensitive about it, and he was 13 yo and would do exactly the things that you are describing of your daughter. He was only around kids that went to school, and was tired of being different.
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