Christopher's Ten for 10: Top Ten Pros and Cons About Being Home-schooled.

This is a kinda truthful, kinda joking list of ten pros and cons of being home-schooled.  They are in no particular order...

Pro 10. Tiny Class Sizes - Why? The smaller the class, the more one-on-one interaction with the teacher. Plus you're usually the class valedictorian.
Con 10. Tiny Class Sizes - Why? Being valedictorian means diddly-squat.

Pro 9.  You can teach yourself some stuff - Why? Don't need to listen to a lecture telling you how to do homework that you could be doing as you read the textbook.
Con 9. You can teach yourself some stuff - Why? A) you can get distracted since your alone and B) you have no one to commiserate with about the uselessness of the lecture.

Pro 8. Flexible learning schedule
Con 8. More accountability and time management needed.

Pro 7. You can do school in your pajamas (although you can also do this at PVCC, lol)
Con 7. You get lazy in your pajamas.

Pro 6. Less interaction with people with foreign germs = getting sick less.
Con 6. When someone in the family does get sick, quarantine is almost impossible.

Pro 5. You don't have to take the SATs (Sometimes)
Con 5. You have to take the SATs (Sometimes)

Pro 4.  Well-versed in talking/having conversations with adults.
Con 4.  Harder to relate to people your age who were not home-schooled.

Pro 3. Random days off- Why? Perfect for spontaneous field trips.
Con 3. No snow days. - Do I really need to explain this?

Pro 2. Less  exposure to foreign substances i.e. drugs, cigarettes, and alcohol.
Con 2. More exposure to natural substances i.e. "bodily matter" i.e. diapers.

Pro 1. Spending time with the fam.
Con 1. Overexposure to the fam.