Re: All homeschooling is wrong-let your kids get hard.

This is one of the first issues that pops up when you mention home
schooling: socialization. Excuse me, but why would I want my children
socializing with bullies, gang bangers, drug pushers, and hookers. That
may seem like a harsh analysis of our public schools, but my experience
is that it is pretty close to the mark.

Yes, home schoolers do get socialization. The difference is that parents
have more control over whom they are socializing with. In my family's
case, we have a large extended family, with kids of all ages. There are
also many out-of-school activities like scouts and 4-H, as well as many
church-based (synagogue-based, masjid-based, etc. based on your religious
preference) activities for kids. Using these activities for socializing
has a very positive impact on the kids by exposing them to other kids in
a values-based environment.

As a final note, please don't dismiss the socialization that home school
kids have with adults. Home school kids tend to interact directly with
adults far more often than kids in either public or private schools.
Their interaction also tends to be with a wider array of adults. As a
result, home school kids tend to be more mature at any given age because
they have more experience with the real world.

Jason

Dee wrote:

> I agree.  As long as a child is happy and learning whats important it
> doesn't matter where they are educated. I think it is important that
> they have company of their own age as well as their parents though.