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Simply "being social" is not what I'm referring to. Of course home-schooled children can still be social and have social skills. There is a specific subset of
by jaawn 11y ago
Simply "being social" is not what I'm referring to. Of course home-schooled children can still be social and have social skills. There is a specific subset of these skills which I am arguing that represent more of a challenge for them.
It is not impossible for them to still obtain these skills/exposure, simply more difficult. It also isn't life-ruining to be deficient in the specific skills I'm talking about. However, I personally think these specific skills are very important for the diverse, interconnected modern society we live in. It is an important concern to evaluate before advocating for 100% homeschooling, which is what started this whole debate.
- gress 11y agoWhy don't you say what this precise subset of skills is, and present some evidence or even narrative about how public school assists students in developing them?
- jaawn 11y agoI have done this in several other comments/replies on this post, so I chose to omit that here to reduce redundancy.
- gress 11y agoActually you haven't. I have read all of your comments here and the only thing you mention is 'being exposed to a vast set of people with different experiences and biases'. You do not list social skills anywhere. Even if it is true that public school provides this exposure - which is certainly questionable depending on the school - you have nowhere explained how this exposure at school helps people to develop positive social skills.