I have alot of friends here in Alaska that homeschool. I have watched them as my son goes to private school. Sometimes you can feel like you maybe are not quite as good a parent because you chose not to homeschool. I have seem some friends do a terrible job and yes, when their kids enrolled in school they were definitely behind. But other friends do an outstanding job. I think it is definitely like anything else what you put in to it. I do agree they seem to socalize alot with the adults and do not mix tooo well with kids of the public school system. How tragic for the kids.
I do agree they seem to socalize alot with the adults and do not mix tooo well with kids of the public school system. How tragic for the kids. tragic ??? Isn't that a bit dramatic ?? Some kids' experience with so-called "socialization" in public school is a nightmare of bullying, verbal and physical assault, sexual harrasment, overwhelming immoral (ammoral) attitudes and constant peer pressure to be "cool" or be nothing -- now that's tragic !!
I do agree they seem to socalize alot with the adults and do not mix tooo well with kids of the public school system. How tragic for the kids. My children are growing into adults, thats what they will spend the vast majority of their lives ,so interacting well with adults will put them miles ahead of most public schoolers.
As for socialization,why would I leave the socialization of my children to other children,whose parents have instilled God knows what values into them?
Children socialize children. Thats reality.
Being a juvenile corrections officer I have some first-hand knowledge of which I speak.