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Public school doesn't teach people to interact well with people you don't want to. Indeed forcing people to do what they don't want to do is precisely the prob
by gress 11y ago
Public school doesn't teach people to interact well with people you don't want to.
Indeed forcing people to do what they don't want to do is precisely the problem with school - whether socially or academically.
- jaawn 11y agoIt may not always teach you how to interact well with them, but it at can improve those interactions, and it at least provides exposure to those situations so you can be prepared for them later and relate to others who have been in similar situations.
- Ollinson 11y agoAll of the people criticizing homeschooling on the basis of socialization seem to advocate the "throw them in the water and let them learn how to swim" methodology. I have to ask though what is the real advantage of this? With home schooling you can teach a child tools that help them navigate society. Give them some fundamental sociology, explain why certain kids their age act a certain way towards them. Let them read books that not only highlight such encounters but explain the multitude of outcomes possible. With public school in many cases you sink or swim and the result could set you back decades (emotionally and otherwise). Home schooling promises a baseline of support. Maybe it wont breed the greatest multi-cultural prodigies or tortured artists but it will keep the most susceptible from disappearing into an educational gutter. I say this as someone who attended a public high school with metal detectors and an enrollment of 3,000.
- jaawn 11y agoI agree with most of this, which is why I stated in other comments that probably the best solution is a mixture of home-schooling and traditional public schooling environments.