Tag: alumni testimonial
Updated on February 6, 2020 by admin
“My ‘education’ was in spite of my homeschool education.” My experience homeschooling was a fight to survive and every day a focus to cultivate skills for after I left. I went to public school through 6th grade and… Read More
Updated on May 5, 2020 by CRHE
“Even when taken to the doctor, I was not allowed to see them without a parent present. I think this was because my mother was afraid what we might say. I believe I was pulled out of public… Read More
Updated on February 6, 2020 by CRHE
“When I was in regular school, I had several adults telling me that I was smart, that I was kind, that I was capable of producing good things and of being a good person. When I was homeschooled,… Read More
Updated on February 6, 2020 by CRHE
“My sister and I were fine with this at first. No school! We could spend time on the things we actually wanted to do. One thing, though, is that none of these things involved friends, at least not… Read More
Updated on February 6, 2020 by CRHE
“Although parents had to submit lists of textbooks that they were using for each grade as part of their report to the local school district, it became apparent that the school district didn’t know what to do with this, and didn’t read the reports at all.”
Updated on February 6, 2020 by CRHE
“Most of my homeschooled peers were much like me, in that they were handed a textbook and then expected to essentially teach themselves from grade eight on.” I was homeschooled from K-12 alongside my siblings by my mother,… Read More
Updated on February 6, 2020 by CRHE
“I am grateful that a minimal amount of planning was required at the beginning of the school year and that some type of assessment was required at the end of each school year. I’m also grateful that medical… Read More
Updated on February 6, 2020 by CRHE
“My days revolved around taking care of my siblings and our home. Our mother would leave her bedroom periodically to yell at us for being too noisy and messy. I spent most of my teenage years being overwhelmed… Read More
Updated on November 21, 2017 by CRHE
Ultimately, it is me who pays the price. I’m now 25 and I’m still playing catch-up. My Math and Science skills are at an 8th grade level and I’ll have to spend a few years in remedial classes… Read More
Updated on February 6, 2020 by CRHE
“I was never once asked if I felt safe at home. I was never asked if lessons frequently degenerated into screaming and tears. I wasn’t asked if my sister and I were hit on a semi-daily basis. No… Read More
Tag: alumni testimonial
Erika S.: “Verbal and physical abuse was a norm”
Updated on February 6, 2020 by admin
“My ‘education’ was in spite of my homeschool education.” My experience homeschooling was a fight to survive and every day a focus to cultivate skills for after I left. I went to public school through 6th grade and… Read More
Category: Blog, Testimonial Tags: alumni testimonial, negative testimonial, testimonial, Texas
Jane N.: “We were completely cut off from the outside world”
Updated on May 5, 2020 by CRHE
“Even when taken to the doctor, I was not allowed to see them without a parent present. I think this was because my mother was afraid what we might say. I believe I was pulled out of public… Read More
Category: Blog, Testimonial Tags: alumni testimonial, Arizona, negative testimonial, testimonial
Rai Storm: “There was no gratefulness. There was no escape. It just went on and on.”
Updated on February 6, 2020 by CRHE
“When I was in regular school, I had several adults telling me that I was smart, that I was kind, that I was capable of producing good things and of being a good person. When I was homeschooled,… Read More
Category: Blog, Testimonial Tags: alumni testimonial, California, negative testimonial, testimonial
Brittany Randolph: “As time went on, our schedule became looser and looser”
Updated on February 6, 2020 by CRHE
“My sister and I were fine with this at first. No school! We could spend time on the things we actually wanted to do. One thing, though, is that none of these things involved friends, at least not… Read More
Category: Blog, Testimonial Tags: alumni testimonial, negative testimonial, testimonial, west virginia
Rebecca F.: “The physical abuse and neglect was obvious to me from a very early age”
Updated on February 6, 2020 by CRHE
“Although parents had to submit lists of textbooks that they were using for each grade as part of their report to the local school district, it became apparent that the school district didn’t know what to do with this, and didn’t read the reports at all.”
Category: Blog, Testimonial Tags: alumni testimonial, New York, testimonial
Jennifer I.: “All that was required was a note every year”
Updated on February 6, 2020 by CRHE
“Most of my homeschooled peers were much like me, in that they were handed a textbook and then expected to essentially teach themselves from grade eight on.” I was homeschooled from K-12 alongside my siblings by my mother,… Read More
Category: Blog, Testimonial Tags: alumni testimonial, educational neglect, negative testimonial, Rhode Island, testimonial
Jesse M.: “Some of these things would most likely not have been done if they were not required”
Updated on February 6, 2020 by CRHE
“I am grateful that a minimal amount of planning was required at the beginning of the school year and that some type of assessment was required at the end of each school year. I’m also grateful that medical… Read More
Category: Blog, Testimonial Tags: alumni testimonial, New York, pennsylvania, testimonial
Rebecca A.: “I feel I have been denied the opportunity to live up to my potential”
Updated on February 6, 2020 by CRHE
“My days revolved around taking care of my siblings and our home. Our mother would leave her bedroom periodically to yell at us for being too noisy and messy. I spent most of my teenage years being overwhelmed… Read More
Category: Blog, Testimonial Tags: alumni testimonial, negative testimonial, pennsylvania, testimonial
Maria M.: “I’m still playing catch-up”
Updated on November 21, 2017 by CRHE
Ultimately, it is me who pays the price. I’m now 25 and I’m still playing catch-up. My Math and Science skills are at an 8th grade level and I’ll have to spend a few years in remedial classes… Read More
Category: Blog, Testimonial Tags: alumni testimonial, Illinois, testimonial
Lillie S.: “I was never once asked if I felt safe at home”
Updated on February 6, 2020 by CRHE
“I was never once asked if I felt safe at home. I was never asked if lessons frequently degenerated into screaming and tears. I wasn’t asked if my sister and I were hit on a semi-daily basis. No… Read More
Category: Blog, Testimonial Tags: alumni testimonial, Ohio, testimonial