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I always hear this (that public school is better for social development) but there's some evidence to the contrary; i.e. children who go to daycare have more be
by araneae 17y ago
I always hear this (that public school is better for social development) but there's some evidence to the contrary; i.e. children who go to daycare have more behavioral problems, etc. The idea is that kids learn the proper way to behave from adults. If they're spending too much time with other kids who also have no idea how to behave, they never learn to.
I wonder if cause and effect is reversed. The parents of kids who are homeschooled are more likely to be socially defective to begin with, and the reason for the maladjustment is genetic. To add anecdotal evidence, both my SO and I are socially awkward, found school a living hell, and will probably homeschool. The kids will never be socially adjusted due to genetics, irrespective of whatever "socialization" they go through.
- megamark16 17y agoYou're probably on to something there, as both my parents are pretty weird (dad's a band geek and mom's a theater geek). I'd be interested to see a study of how a child's social and behavioral integration relates to that of their parents.
- lmkg 17y agoMy hunch is you need both adults and peers to learn social mores: adults as role models, and peers as test subjects.