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.
Freedom, Wealth, and Peace,
Francis W. Porretto
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#25 contains a link to a year-old piece that you might have missed--but which certainly will reward a read!