Scattered Pearls – لُؤْلُؤًا مَّنْثُورًا


Home Schooling Myths

1. No, we don’t sleep any more than you – Please. Just because I’m not forced to go sit in a  classroom, that doesn’t mean I don’t need to get up when the sun rises, or wait… before that, for fajr. And no, we don’t necessarily go back to sleep after fajr. We got stuff to do too. (ok, well, not all home schoolers are as motivated as me :D )

2. We.Are.Not.Dumb! – Gosh, stop giving us that “Oh, I’m sure you don’t know about this” look. We’re not DUMB! We’re a whole lot smarter than YOU! A classroom with a desk and a teacher isn’t the only thing that makes you smart. We know what goes around the world. Though I have to admit, I could care less about what’s in and what’s not because my world does not revolve around the fashion world so knowing nothing about it does not make me any less smarter than you. We can easily finish school 1-2 years before you! I know this girl who’ll be finishing TWO years before the “normal”.

3. We’re not forced – This one’s the funniest. I had a friend, who thought that me and my sister were forced to do homeschooling. I was shocked. Was that how people thought? That we were forced? That was disgusting. Well, I chose it. I asked my parents about it. I said I wanted to do it.  And I don’t regret it. In your face.

4. We don’t really want to go back to a school – Not until 12th grade. But that’s just me. Most kids like homeschooling and they don’t really want to go to a “real” school.

5. Um, yes we have exams and colleges accept us as well – Aunties ask that a lot.

6. Yes, we socialize – The MAJORITY of home schoolers aren’t sitting at home all day with their noses buried in books. There are SOME people that do, and I know quite a few, but that’s just not the way it’s supposed to be. Going to school and socializing just with kids that are your age is definately not a healthy form of socialization. Sure you have to be around kids your age, but that’s not where it stops. And we don’t even have to deal with peer pressure!

That’s all I can think of…

And yes, I would homeschool my kids as well.



Why Winter Sucks
November 19, 2008, 2:04 pm
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1. You feel like ice.

2. Your fingers can’t move.

3. You get arthritis when you’re 15 :) . At least kind of.

4. Your hair gets frizzy BIG TIME.

5. You feel sleepy.

6. All you want to do is chill out on your bed with a huge comforter wrapped around you.

7. The slightest touch to your skin produces immediate pain.

8. Um… well… you have to go to the bathroom a tab bit more than normal.

9. Your skin gets super dry and your skin starts peeling and…

10. You don’t feel like taking a shower and everytime you do wudhu, the water dripping from your elbow and elsewhere turns into icicles.

11. You can’t eat ice-cream!!!!!!

12. You can step inside a refrigerator and still feel warm.

Well the last one was a bit of exaggeration…