February 2021
Wyatt Hermanson Shares His Perspectives on Homeschooling and Public School — Leah Emineth, General Reporter
Wyatt Hermanson, a junior at Mandan High School has not had education credit.” When a person is home schooled, they do not have to worry the typical elementary and middle school experience. Hermanson started school at home, and continued on with his homeschooling about homework like one may have to in high school. “My least favorite part of high school is definitely the up until he was a freshman when he decided to go to a public homework school. because “My mom sometimes finished school it can be at home in high excessive, but school, along I love being with my two able to see older siblings, so my friends I decided to be and teachers,” home schooled as Hermanson well,” Hermanson said. said. With home Hermanson schooling, it joined the middle is very easy school track team to learn at and football team, one’s own which gave him pace to fully the chance to understanding meet some of his the materials. classmates. This is not “I remember always the case being out in with public public with my school because parents who Photo by Leah Emineth it is not one on would run into Hermanson enjoys attending public school because of the opportunities it givesone teaching. their friends “My seventh from high him to meet new friends grade year I school, and was a year behind in science but i was taking pre algebra, so it I always felt like I was never going to get those experiences,” really just depends on you and your understanding,” Hermanson Hermanson said. said. In public school, we are used to being in class by 8:22 AM, but In public school, we are accustom to a lot of things that home being home schooled left time for more hours of sleep and a more schooled people have never experienced, like the games we laid back schedule. played in elementary school, or the lunch food we like or dislike. “I would wake up at 11, stay in pajamas and I was able to be “When I was home schooled I was always given the impression done right when I got my work done, so sometimes I would get that public school is stressful and super hard, but when I got here done at 12,” Hermanson said. it felt like it was only stressful if a person makes it stressful,” Every day is different when it comes to home schooling Hermanson said. “ Overall, I think public school was the best because there is no set time to be done with school for the day. A option for me because I was already friends with so many people typical school day could last from one hour to ten hours. from the school and I am happy with the decision I made.” “I used to hangout with a group of home schooled kids every Tuesday and Thursday,” Hermanson said. “We would get together and do activities because we technically needed a physical
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