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In reply to the discussion: Where do you stand on homeschooling? [View all]BarackTheVote
(938 posts)Through high school, then went to junior college. I live in Illinois; my parents are U of I graduates, my dad a material science engineer, my mom an advertising major with an art history minor. In IL, we have very loose rules about home schooling: no supervision necessary, no standardized testing; to prove graduation, all it takes is a note from the parents. Sounds scary, but I graduated with a 4.0 GPA having achieved the highest grades at least three of my teachers had ever given (in my Earth Science class, I got something like 110%, a record that still stands eight years later). I was a willful kid and hated math, but when the time came, I aced all of the required math courses. I was president's list every semester, phi beta kappa, and a nominee for student of the year. I went to Columbia College Chicago, majoring in film and video, graduated summa cum laude with a 3.975gpa (two A-'s from my favorite teacher who "only gives an A for perfection"--I'm still in communication with that professor and he told me that one of the scripts I worked on he still remembers as "one of the best pieces of writing I've seen at Columbia in my decade there." I moved back to my hometown a couple years ago and got a job at our local PBS station... not making as much as I'd like, but I'm working in my industry and loving what I do. I was just approached to produce a new TV show and we're in pre-pro for that now with a pilot deadline of October.
Socially, I guess I'm a little bit awkward, but about average from what I've seen.
Just wanted to add my anecdote to the discussion