| My homeschooled son went out for a "Roomies" | | | | possible for teenagers to act in such a kind and |
| activity at college. I'm not completely sure, but I | | | | responsible manner! It was shocking! I remember |
| think a boys dorm room and a girls dorm room | | | | going home and telling my husband, "we have |
| go out together for an organized activity. Alex | | | | absolutely made the RIGHT decision to |
| group went ice skating, out to "bubble tea" (think | | | | homeschool! If homeschoolers can raise teenagers |
| college-age version of Starbuck's) and then (as a | | | | to act like that, then homeschooling is exactly |
| group) to the park to look at the city lights. | | | | what we should be doing!" I had been around a lot |
| Let me just say, first of all, that my son is having | | | | of teens, and this was a unique display of |
| a TON of fun at college! What a total blast! Can I | | | | character, and it really affected us. |
| have some good, clean fun too? | | | | We continued with our weekly trips to the Skate |
| But we were discussing ice skating, and he said it | | | | Deck for PE. I had seen the PE class in public |
| was really fun! It reminded me of my first week | | | | school for years. They played games, but mostly |
| of homeschooling. The boys were in 3rd and 5th | | | | what I heard from my children was about how |
| grade when we started our journey. Our first | | | | long they had to wait in line during class. In |
| week of school (third day of homeschooling, | | | | contrast, our homeschool PE class involved one |
| actually!) we went with a homeschool group to | | | | full hour (or was it two?) of skating. Actual |
| the "homeschool skate" for roller skating. We | | | | physical activity. My children learned a physical skill |
| walked into the Skate Deck, and when I looked | | | | that they could use throughout their lives. Here |
| at the floor, I saw a small child fall pretty hard. | | | | we are with college age students, and they are |
| Immediately, teenagers came out of the | | | | able to enjoy "Roomies" activities because our |
| woodwork! A whole group of teens skated up to | | | | homeschool PE class taught skating instead of |
| the young child, scooped him up, and skated with | | | | waiting in line! Our PE may not have covered |
| him over to his mother at the side. | | | | some things, but my kids do know how to roller |
| I was stunned! I had never imagined that it was | | | | skate, bowl, swim, ski, and play soccer. |