Tag: negative testimonial
Updated on October 18, 2023 by Jonah Stewart
I have suffered with imposter syndrome for the last 15 years; feeling like I have somehow lied or tricked my way into getting a seat at the tables where I find myself seated, not being able to feel… Read More
Posted on October 1, 2022 by Jonah Stewart
“I am sharing my story now because I have seen the society that I live in repeatedly fail its most vulnerable members, those who have no volition over their own lives. I have seen my neighbors’ children endure… Read More
Updated on November 2, 2023 by Jonah Stewart
At first, being home seemed fun and easy. However, as the subjects progressed, I felt myself falling behind. I would overhear other kids at the co-op talking about their classes and I was never learning about any of… Read More
Posted on April 20, 2022 by Jonah Stewart
If I had been in a normal high school I would have noticed that other people lived differently. I also would have been around mandatory reporters who would have noticed my Dad’s obvious psychosis and the emotional, spiritual… Read More
Updated on November 2, 2023 by Jonah Stewart
“It takes time, dedication, experience, expertise, money, resources, and structure to homeschool your children, not just spending dollars on a curriculum that will not help them get into university. You give your children a future that changes their… Read More
Posted on May 25, 2021 by Chelsea McCracken
“The cognitive dissonance grew so intolerable that it took me down a road that led me to throw away many of the beliefs I grew up having.” I am 25 years old and I am the middle child… Read More
Updated on November 2, 2023 by Chelsea McCracken
“Some level of oversight would have really helped me because I think my parents would have felt compelled to keep up with my education far more than they did, and it may well have prevented my experience from… Read More
Posted on April 13, 2021 by Chelsea McCracken
“There were certainly several years in which we didn’t take any sort of test. There was no way for me, as a child, to connect with anyone outside of my household. There was no way for anyone to… Read More
Posted on April 12, 2021 by Chelsea McCracken
“Enforcing the current requirements that Indiana has in place could help to prevent children like me from slipping through the cracks.” As Gloria Steinem said, “The final stage of healing is using what happens to you to help… Read More
Updated on April 12, 2021 by Chelsea McCracken
“I lived in a continuous state of fear and learned helplessness. I was afraid to make even the smallest decisions for myself.” My family began homeschooling in 1991, the year my older sister was set to enter kindergarten…. Read More
Tag: negative testimonial
Declan: “I want in any way I can to be the person I needed to advocate for me”
Updated on October 18, 2023 by Jonah Stewart
I have suffered with imposter syndrome for the last 15 years; feeling like I have somehow lied or tricked my way into getting a seat at the tables where I find myself seated, not being able to feel… Read More
Category: Louisiana, Testimonial Tags: alumni testimonial, Louisiana, negative testimonial
Candice K.: “I do not think my story is rare or even exceptional.”
Posted on October 1, 2022 by Jonah Stewart
“I am sharing my story now because I have seen the society that I live in repeatedly fail its most vulnerable members, those who have no volition over their own lives. I have seen my neighbors’ children endure… Read More
Category: Testimonial Tags: alumni testimonial, Florida, negative testimonial
Valerie: “I know that not everyone in my position is so lucky”
Updated on November 2, 2023 by Jonah Stewart
At first, being home seemed fun and easy. However, as the subjects progressed, I felt myself falling behind. I would overhear other kids at the co-op talking about their classes and I was never learning about any of… Read More
Category: Testimonial, Virginia Tags: alumni testimonial, negative testimonial
Abbey L.: “If anybody ever saw something concerning, nobody ever said a word.”
Posted on April 20, 2022 by Jonah Stewart
If I had been in a normal high school I would have noticed that other people lived differently. I also would have been around mandatory reporters who would have noticed my Dad’s obvious psychosis and the emotional, spiritual… Read More
Category: Testimonial Tags: alumni testimonial, negative testimonial, Ohio, testimonial, Virginia
Song HyoA: “They mold me into an identity that is perfect for them, but not for me”
Updated on November 2, 2023 by Jonah Stewart
“It takes time, dedication, experience, expertise, money, resources, and structure to homeschool your children, not just spending dollars on a curriculum that will not help them get into university. You give your children a future that changes their… Read More
Category: International, Testimonial Tags: alumni testimonial, Malaysia, negative testimonial, testimonial
Amber Moore: “Nobody could help me except myself”
Posted on May 25, 2021 by Chelsea McCracken
“The cognitive dissonance grew so intolerable that it took me down a road that led me to throw away many of the beliefs I grew up having.” I am 25 years old and I am the middle child… Read More
Category: Testimonial Tags: alumni testimonial, Connecticut, Missouri, negative testimonial, testimonial, Texas
Sage N.: “My parents were clearly unprepared to be teachers”
Updated on November 2, 2023 by Chelsea McCracken
“Some level of oversight would have really helped me because I think my parents would have felt compelled to keep up with my education far more than they did, and it may well have prevented my experience from… Read More
Category: International, Testimonial Tags: alumni testimonial, child abuse, educational neglect, negative testimonial, socialization, testimonial
Hope M.: “I don’t even know how many people knew we existed”
Posted on April 13, 2021 by Chelsea McCracken
“There were certainly several years in which we didn’t take any sort of test. There was no way for me, as a child, to connect with anyone outside of my household. There was no way for anyone to… Read More
Category: Testimonial Tags: alumni testimonial, child abuse, educational neglect, math, Minnesota, negative testimonial, sexual abuse, testimonial, transcript
Danielle C.: “The state never followed up on my education”
Posted on April 12, 2021 by Chelsea McCracken
“Enforcing the current requirements that Indiana has in place could help to prevent children like me from slipping through the cracks.” As Gloria Steinem said, “The final stage of healing is using what happens to you to help… Read More
Category: Testimonial Tags: alumni testimonial, child labor, educational neglect, Indiana, mental illness, negative testimonial, sexual abuse, testimonial
Amy W.: “Supporting homeschool oversight is the least we can do”
Updated on April 12, 2021 by Chelsea McCracken
“I lived in a continuous state of fear and learned helplessness. I was afraid to make even the smallest decisions for myself.” My family began homeschooling in 1991, the year my older sister was set to enter kindergarten…. Read More
Category: Testimonial Tags: alumni testimonial, Georgia, negative testimonial, testimonial