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Unread 04-30-2012, 09:47 AM
G. M. Palmer G. M. Palmer is offline
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I'm not sure where people get the notion that homeschool children aren't socialized.

First of all, since when do you only spend time with your age cohort? The shoehorning of children into age groups (instead of interest and ability groups) is the most ignorant part of compulsory public education.

Secondly, who is a hermit and keeps their kids at home 24-7? These parents would raise bad kids with our without homeschooling. My children and all of their homeschooling peers go out to events once a week, do Girl Scouts, participate in church, travel, and do all sorts of engaging, socializing activities.

Thirdly, of course parents want to brainwash their children. That's why we have children--we want them to believe the good things we believe. Sometimes that means, if our good beliefs don't match up with society's, that we get Nazi children or Communist children or Juche children or bigoted, intolerant children--but since most people don't suck, this isn't generally the case.

Fourthly, homeschooled students are sought after by colleges because they're just about the only kids who are self-motivated and well-read.
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