Homeschooling in Collierville

[rsgillmd]

Originally Posted by Geneyus

That happens at every school, not just in Collierville. Every school I attended had students that were labeled "Nerds" and jeered just because they made good grades. You can't put hundreds/thousands of kids together and not expect some to be made fun of. There are labels for several different groups in school. I was part of the "apathetic, turn everything in a day late" group, and I wish I could go back and smack myself.

A student just needs to find the other students that they identify with, and they will be just fine. If your teen doesn't connect with other kids, maybe you should enroll them in some extracurricular activities that will force them to interact with others and learn social skills.

Totally agree with the part in bold. When I joined the track team in high school, it was nice to meet other people that were both athletes and did well scholastically. I was also in some clubs in high school. As a part of being in the clubs I expanded my social circle.

Doing well in school doesn't have to mean sacrificing extracurricular activities.

Besides, I think exposure to peer pressure in school can be a good thing. As they fight the peer pressure, their confidence will grow. You can't avoid peer pressure totally. They'll have to face it sometime. At least in middle school/high school you have parents to help the kids deal with it appropriately.

[wbmoore]

Originally Posted by rsgillmd

I think exposure to peer pressure in school can be a good thing. As they fight the peer pressure, their confidence will grow. You can't avoid peer pressure totally. They'll have to face it sometime. At least in middle school/high school you have parents to help the kids deal with it appropriately.

Perhaps it can be good for some people, but I did not find peer pressure to do poorly in classes while I was in college, and I dont face peer pressure to do a bad job at work. Success was, and is, admired.

While for some people exposure to peer pressure might be a good thing, lots of kids cave to peer pressure, trying to fit in, rather than fight against it. Sometimes they do so without even realizing they are doing it. Children will gravitate towards people they identify with, whether said identification is nothing more than the fact that others pick on these people as well. Sometimes the children gravitate towards other kids in pain - like druggies or gangs. Children learn poor behavior from other children. This is one reason why I think our school systems fail our children.

[bawilsontutor]

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