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Originally posted by goBigtime
Amen to that.
Children do need interaction with other kids though... or they wind up placing classified ads to be killed and eaten alive.
Catch 22?
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It's not a catch 22 at all. Think about it.
In school you're shoved into a room with 20-30 other kids your own age and those are the *only* people you interact with... for the next 12 years.
You're taught to shun anyone younger, you can't relate to or converse with anyone older, your main focus is on what that small, concentrated group of classmates thinks of you.
Out in the real world though, it's not like that. Homeschooled kids interact with people of all ages, in all different types of situations. Real-life situations, which you'll never reproduce inside a school. Every time they leave the house they're interacting with someone, whether it be the old lady at the nursing home or the college-aged kid at the supermarket... they learn to communicate with and relate to people of all ages in all situations.
In all honesty, the big problem with socialization and homeschooled kids is that they get *too much* of it, LOL. Most homeschool parents have to start cutting back on extra-curricular activities because they're getting run around like taxi drivers.
