Basketball saves socially inept homeschooler
Who knew that sports writers were so well informed about homeschooling to be able to make the following statement?
Sports – StatesmanJournal.com:
Unlike a lot the typical home-schooled students, Berrier (pronounced like Perrier) is well-adjusted and blends in enough with his McKay teammates that outsiders can’t tell the difference.
And then there is the basketball coach:
Sports – StatesmanJournal.com:
“The kids love him,” McKay coach Jack Martino said. “They get along with him great. There’s times you could see it would be a lot better if he was here. He’s socially inept at times. But that was more when he was a freshman and a sophomore — you’re trying to get him to act like a human, and he was a kindergartner at times.
Aren’t most freshman and sophomores socially inept at times?
Looks like his teammates are experts on homeschooling as well.
Sports – StatesmanJournal.com:
“Being home-schooled, he’s around 10 people a day, so he doesn’t take criticism from anybody,” said senior teammate Greg Plater.
Well, if he hasn’t received any criticism in homeschooling, surely he’s received some in college?
Sports – StatesmanJournal.com:
Berrier has finished his home-schooling curriculum for high school — but hasn’t graduated — and is taking classes at Chemeketa Community College.
He figures that he’ll have 60 credits toward a college degree by the end of the school year.
What’s interesting is that they never really give his opinion about the school and why he doesn’t attend although his sister does. They don’t have him saying, “yeah, since I homeschool, people are really easy on me” or something to that affect. The only statement from him is about when he couldn’t get into the high school dance.
Sports – StatesmanJournal.com:
“After that, I was so sick of it, I never went to one,” said Berrier, whose twin sister, Samantha, attended McKay and graduated in February. “I lost interest in it. If they don’t want me there, I’m not going to go.”
Sports – StatesmanJournal.com:
The thing that keeps Berrier coming back to McKay is basketball.
So he isn’t in school for the academic challenge or social opportunities–just basketball? What a resounding endorsement for the benefits of attending high school. Gosh, he’s so lucky to have been able to play basketball to save him from being a typical socially inept homeschooler.
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Very good comments. I agree with everything you said. Jordan is my nephew and my sister had done a wonderful job raising and teaching all her children.