“Public schools play an important role in the socialization of children, says Martin-Chang”
Important could be BAD important as well as GOOD important.
Avoiding “Socialization” is one of the big reasons to home school (at least for us!).
No - I didn’t want my kids to learn how to socialize with immature adolescents; I would rather have them deal with adults (respectfully, etc.) No need to learn the latest songs, TV shows, computer games, etc.
And - home schoolers can emphasize “rote memorization” to get the FOUNDATION of future learning. I have yet to find a student who will do well in mathematics if they don’t have basic math functions down pat, or students who can do proper reasoning if they haven’t really learned facts from history, etc.
Home schooling WORKS.