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School is an extraordinarily unnatural social environment in which kids are thrown into a competitive environment with others that are nearly the exact same age
by dangoor 11y ago
School is an extraordinarily unnatural social environment in which kids are thrown into a competitive environment with others that are nearly the exact same age. It works for some kids. Others get bullied. Others get anxious.
Homeschooled children don't have to be socially isolated. Some areas have many groups of various sorts and some children opt to take electives at schools (gym, music, art) or get involved in various after school activities. A lot depends on the area you live in.
- e40 11y agoThere is little to no bullying at my son's school. However, in size he's around 97 percentile, so he wouldn't really be a candidate for bullying. He genuinely seems to like the social aspects of school. Anyway, homeschooling isn't an option for us. I have a demanding tech job and my wife works and is otherwise unsuited for managing homeschooling.
- dangoor 11y agoI was only commenting on the "social is important" aspect, because it's a common misconception that homeschooling has to mean socially isolated. I think that homeschooling isn't a good fit for a great many families today and that's fine.