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There is nothing preventing kids from developing socially if they are home schooled. They just need to get out of their house and socialise with other kids, whi

There is nothing preventing kids from developing socially if they are home schooled. They just need to get out of their house and socialise with other kids, which they will do on their own if people let them... The socialising you get from the school is a bit artificial these days anyway. For example, the class leader is often who get the top marks in the exams. Good luck with that when you get out of school...

snerbles 10y ago
I found socializing in institutional school settings is mostly with other students of the same age, with less consideration for tact. My socialization as a (partly) home-schooled student involved interaction with a much wider band of ages, adults included. In my opinion, transferring to a private Catholic school stunted my social development more than anything - and brought out a crass personality streak that remains to this day. This is a sample size of one, of course.
KallDrexx 10y ago
> There is nothing preventing kids from developing socially if they are home schooled. They just need to get out of their house and socialise with other kids, which they will do on their own if people let them... You can't really make global assumptions like that. I know for a fact I would have preferred to play games and code in high school rather than go out to socialize, and hanging out with friends I made at school was the majority of my socialization until I was forced to keep in touch with them in college. Not every kid is a social butterfly waiting to be let free. The socialization from school is 100% not artificial. I can look back at many stupid things I did in middle and high school that taught me valuable life lessions and have concretely shaped how I think about things.
- babyrainbow 10y ago
  >Not every kid is a social butterfly waiting to be let free. Not every kid, but most kids are. May not be a "social butterfly", but most of them like to go out and play with other kids..

snerbles 10y ago

I found socializing in institutional school settings is mostly with other students of the same age, with less consideration for tact. My socialization as a (partly) home-schooled student involved interaction with a much wider band of ages, adults included. In my opinion, transferring to a private Catholic school stunted my social development more than anything - and brought out a crass personality streak that remains to this day. This is a sample size of one, of course.

KallDrexx 10y ago

> There is nothing preventing kids from developing socially if they are home schooled. They just need to get out of their house and socialise with other kids, which they will do on their own if people let them... You can't really make global assumptions like that. I know for a fact I would have preferred to play games and code in high school rather than go out to socialize, and hanging out with friends I made at school was the majority of my socialization until I was forced to keep in touch with them in college. Not every kid is a social butterfly waiting to be let free. The socialization from school is 100% not artificial. I can look back at many stupid things I did in middle and high school that taught me valuable life lessions and have concretely shaped how I think about things.

babyrainbow 10y ago
>Not every kid is a social butterfly waiting to be let free. Not every kid, but most kids are. May not be a "social butterfly", but most of them like to go out and play with other kids..