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Being picked on for being Home-educated

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friedfish · 21/03/2010 21:45

My daughter went out to play today on the estate where we live, and a small group of children decided to be very unpleasent to her accusing her of being lazy because she's being home educated, telling her that all she must do all day is sit infront of the TV, trying to make her spell words to prove to them that she's not stupid. She's 8yrs old and has been home-educated all her life and to give her her due she stood her ground and defended herself telling them that she does study everyday and has the weekend off like them.(They all go to school) I know they're only kids who probably don't have any idea about home-ed, and if you're different it leaves you open to be singled out but I felt so angry and suspicious of what their parents are potentially saying. My family will of course rise above this silliness but I don't want my DD to have to put up with this. I also don't want to fall out with this family. Has anyone had a similar experience?

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HellBent · 21/03/2010 21:47

Who does she play with if not children from around where she lives? Does she have other friends?

paisleyleaf · 21/03/2010 21:54

Jealous? Just seeing it that your DD is getting out of school.
I wouldn't assume the parents are saying anything at all, school will be so big in these children's lives that not going must be pretty alien to them enough to pick up on it themselves.
I don't know what to suggest for your DD though - except for telling her that they're possibly jealous.
She will form greater bonds with her home-ed peers.

friedfish · 21/03/2010 22:14

Thanks for both of your responses. Yes we do meet up with other home-edders, and ironically her best friend goes to school.

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sorky · 02/04/2010 13:34

Has she played with them as a group for a long time?

Ours have played out with the kids in the street for the last 2 years. The same kids do activities such as brownies, swimming etc. So they mix quite a bit.
Could it be that they don't see her very much?

We don't mix that much with HE kids tbh.

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