A Perspective On Homeschooling

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