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I was home-schooled from the 5th grade on. The amount of socialization I got was nil. I spent the entirety of that time utterly alone. It's been nearly 20 years
by space_ghost 6y ago
I was home-schooled from the 5th grade on. The amount of socialization I got was nil. I spent the entirety of that time utterly alone. It's been nearly 20 years and I still struggle with social stills. I'm strongly of the opinion that home-schooling your kids is one of the worst things you can do to them.
- throwanem 6y agoBased on the parents I've known who've homeschooled, I suspect the lack of socialization you describe must be at least a little exceptional. Not to minimize its impact, but it doesn't seem like a necessary consequence of the practice, going by what I've seen.
- Talanes 6y agoI wasn't home-schooled quite as long (5th-10th), but this was basically my experience too. We did go to outings with the local home-school group, but the local home-school group was 90% children with autism whose parents didn't feel the local school system handled special needs well.