Socialization

[amblypygid]

These days almost everyone knows someone who homeschools, and most people don't bat an eye when I mention that we're homeschooling. Not very long ago, though, many people felt compelled to give unsolicited advice when I mentioned homeschooling. And the most common piece of advice was "It's a bad idea; the children will not be socialized." I'm

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[botias]

I do not have to keep going back to a place where I will be harassed and hurt every day.

This is what public school was for me in my elementary years. It is a big part of why I homeschool. I can think of no adult situation that this might have prepared me for except perhaps incarceration.

This I want to print up and put on my fridge:

It's not just about playing with other children. It's about learning to get along with all sorts of people, including those who are a different age, race, or sex from you. It's about learning social skills, including how to be polite to people, how to include others and make them feel at ease, and how to say no kindly but firmly. It's about developing social confidence, so you don't feel shy or intimated by others and can make your own way in the world. It's about learning to be a gracious winner and loser at games. It's about learning to be fair and honest and kind in your dealings with other people, and learning that while most others are fair and honest and kind, a few people are not, and you

[alittlebriton]

I think you sound like you have the most utterly delightful family and I'm really happy that you shared this. It gives hope to people that different doesn't mean worse.