On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 11:06:21AM -0700, gossamer axe wrote: > One thing to keep in mind though, education aside, is that public or private > school also lets the kids experience socializing with their peers, along > with adults that aren't related to them. Peers/adults outside their family > and immediate neighbors, and it's usually a wide range of races, religions > and social backgrounds. Dealing with a variety of different people is a > valuable experience to kids.
Do you think homeschoolers hide their kids in the closet all day? My kids are in gymnastics, community theater, church groups & tao kwon do. They've taken soccer. They go to numerous homeschooling park groups to network and cooperate. They go on numerous field trips with other homeschooling families. What socialization exactly are they missing? Sure they may not learn how to cuss or wear a condom as fast as public school kids but that wasn't never high on the priority list. Chris -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
