[dawn53]

I used to get the same argument, especially since I have an "only child."

But now that my son is a teenager, all the comments have changed.

Now people asked how we managed to get a teenager that seems truly interested in people of all ages. They note how he can carry on a conversation with adults, but is not above playing with the younger children in the group.

I didn't instruct him in these things, I believe it is a direct result of homeschooling, and removing him from a "peer" dominated environment.

He never learned it was "not cool" to carry on conversations with adults, or play with and entertain cranky 3 year olds.

[Types_with_Fist]

That is encouraging, thank you! And...congratulations...:-)

[marktwain]

You are exactly right. What is weird and abnormal, is the idea of getting all the children born in a certain year from a community together, isolating them from everyone else, and indoctrinating them in the idea that the state is all powerful.

This is what public schools do, and it is one of the strangest "socializations" in the history of mankind.

[cowgirlcutie]

It's been the same way for us. We have an only child, our daughter, who is now in college. When we were homeschooling her, I constantly was asked about "socialization". I got SO sick of that question. When the people who asked about it, finally met her, they couldn't believe how eloquent and "socialized" she was. She has ALWAYS been comfortable with people of ALL ages. In fact, I was in a public school and was extremely shy until I went to college. Our daughter has always been just the opposite.

[cowgirlcutie]

BTW, the last person who asked the question about socialization, also threw in the comment, "Well, I would just thought that since your daughter is homeschooled, that she might be very uncomfortable around other people and withdrawn." My comment to her was, "Well, I don't mean to be rude, but your children go to public school, right? Are they dope infested degenerates?" She had to agree finally, that the "socialization" question is baseless.

[goodseedhomeschool]

I agree, now that my homeschooled for 5 years, teenaged son has grown more, I constantly hear, "how di he get so polite?", or "Is he a genius?". LOL, it is really funny to now show the product of homeschooling and see all the mouths shut up.

[honeygrl]

Do any of you homeschoolers here have any good links where I can get more info on homeschooling my kids? I have a 2 yr old and a 5 mth old that I've been really considering homeschooling. I live in Georgia.