[Lizavetta]

Whoever runs the homeschooling ping list, go for it.

[Free the USA]

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[Boxsford]

Excellent thoughts.

[widowithfoursons]

As a homeschooler, I respect your opinion regarding the stupid concept of "socialization" as an argument for public schools. What I missed in your piece was the fact that most parents who homeschool are VERY interested in the academic excellence of whatever program they use. If financially able, there are some fine private schools I would use, but $$ being the factor, I homeschool so that I know my child will learn.

[11th Earl of Mar]

We homeschool. Our kids see a lot of other kids. They experience a lot of educational activities. They can converse well with other children AND ADULTS.

But we are proud that our well-adjusted kids are not "socialized"... in other words they do not drink, are not sexually active, don't do drugs, don't hang out in the halls and make mock the kids who walk by and are not themselves all that concerned about what brand of clothing they wear.

But if that means our children are not 'socialized' then so be it.

[neefer]

Maybe I'm generalizing about parents who homeschool, but all the one's I've met are regular church attenders. They're children gain the social skills they need through church activities.

[toenail]

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[Blood of Tyrants]

Took my kids out of publick skule in part because of the negative influences of other people's rotten brats.

[Henrietta]

I have so much admiration for those who home school. God bless all of you.

[fporretto]

"Socialization" is a bludgeon-concept, as the author of this article has discovered. Compel anyone wielding it to explain what it means in detail, and he'll turn tail and flee. I've done it many times; it's immensely gratifying.

If there's a shred of meaning to the notion of "socialization," it would be that children, who have not yet mastered the courtesies and internalized the self-restraints that allow us to get along with one another, must learn them -- and the best place to do this is in a social setting that requires and enforces them. A classroom in which there is one adult and many children -- and the adult often dismissive of the social norms herself! -- is obviously not the right setting for it.

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[WALLACE212]

Homeschooled kid Bump. And I turned out just fine!

Thanks Mom & Dad.

[Intimidator]

I wondered when this thread would show up today.

[headsonpikes]

Great post!

Too bad that socialism is apparently the new, improved, 'American Way of Life'.

[Diva Betsy Ross]

I always say that I don't want my child socialized by socialists. ( They have even taken over my local private schools) Homeschool is my only choice.

[verdi545]

This article is a thorough illustration of the flaws in the claim that “School is necessary for the socialization of childern.” Good luck with countering this argument school teachers, officials, and dutifully incarcerated (or previously incarcerated) traditional school students (public or private). You can’t.

The only complaint that can be made is “Not all children are so well taken care of.” However, our democracy is founded on rational people who are FREE.

Thank you for this well written assault on the dangerously broken socialization model in traditional schools.