Why I’m Proud to be a Homeschooler {Written by a Homeschooled Teen}
I could go on and on about how proud I am of my daughters, how much we love homeschooling, how well it works for our family. However, I think it’s important to hear it directly from the source — my homeschooled teen daughter. She has written a guest post for me and I’m so happy to share it now. This is homeschooling through the eyes of the student —
Why I’m Proud to be a Homeschooler {Written by a Homeschooled Teen}
I have been homeschooled for my entire life, and I’ve got to say how thankful I am for that, especially as an introvert. It has allowed me to choose my friends and spend time with them without a lot of social peer pressure. I’ve made friends of all ages all over the United States through homeschool websites and forums and I’ve gotten to Skype with friends far away. As a family, we’ve traveled to many different states and seen historical places and interesting landmarks without worrying about big crowds during busy seasons.
I also get to spend time with my sisters. We have talked quite a lot about all our ideas for stories, games, and shows that will be a joint sister effort to make a reality because we enjoy being creative together. We’ve also had many a laugh (and the occasional argument) over some of our favorite games that we’ve played together.
Homeschooling lets my sisters and I learn the way we need to. We each get to learn in whatever style and medium we need to, and can help each other when we need it too. I can take the time to learn what I’m really interested in most. I’ve taken some courses on 3D game design, that not only taught me how to script games in the C# language, navigate the Unity and OWL game development engines, but also have helped me expand my knowledge in most STEM topics, problem solving, language arts, graphic arts, and bringing my ideas from my head, to paper, to an animated 3D model.
Homeschooling gives me the time I need to be able to pursue my many interests and hobbies. I like writing various stories and reading books just for fun, plus most kinds of creative projects. Right now I’m making a video game called Spy Star. This is a commercial I made for it, using video editing software that I had a chance to learn on my own. (Note: the graphics shown in this commercial are not final, the game is still a work in progress.)
I’ve also been able to create a website for my business, My Destiny Designs. I designed my own logo, which was really fun. I’ve learned a lot from blogging courses that I’ve taken with my mom. The site is brand new, but I will be hosting an art contest soon. You’ll be able to submit a drawing of a character that I’ll include in my game. You can sign up to be notified when the art contest launches.
I’ve also made some printables, t-shirts, and other products that are coming soon. I might not have had time to do any of this if I wasn’t homeschooled.
To sum it all up, homeschooling to me means freedom, the freedom that America stands for. God bless America and its homeschoolers!
-Sharon Rose
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Oh I just love this!
My grandson is 11 but loves games and his mind thinks that way but my daughter doesn’t know what to get so he can learn to create games etc. any help would be appreciated, he and his sister who is 12 are homeschooled also.
Thanks for stopping by! I’d be glad to recommend some of the resources we’ve used for my daughter to learn coding and 3D game design. We purchased them through the Homeschool Buyers Co-op to save money, which was really helpful for us! Here are some of the courses she has taken that would work for that age range:
CodeMonkey: this is for grades 3-12 to learn real coding, like JavaScript, by writing the programming to make a game. If I remember correctly, there’s a free demo you can try before purchasing. Here is the link to check it out: https://www.homeschoolbuyersco-op.org/codemonkey/?source=247484
If they like Minecraft, CodaKid helps them learn computer coding and programming through making Minecraft mods: https://www.homeschoolbuyersco-op.org/codakid/?source=247484
My daughter’s favorites were her courses from Youth Digital. She took 3D Game Design 1 and 2. They’re going to be launching a new set of courses beginning tomorrow, Jan. 16, 2018. I’ll come back tomorrow and add the link then. 🙂
I hope this helps give you a start!
Thank you so much, I have forwarded to my daughter
You’re welcome! Glad to help. Here is the new spring session for the Youth Digital courses: https://www.homeschoolbuyersco-op.org/youth-digital-intro/?source=247484 Looks like you can save 45% off until Jan. 27th. 🙂