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So much of school is socialization with other human beings. Beyond academics, children need to experience being in a group and learning about how people are sup
by BitwiseFool 5y ago
So much of school is socialization with other human beings. Beyond academics, children need to experience being in a group and learning about how people are supposed to interact with each other. And most of this is not explicitly taught, but acquired through trial and error and simple monkey-see, monkey-do. You can't get that level of interaction and fidelity online.
- adamnemecek 5y agoSure. But then you end up with adults who are incapable of socialization outside of school. Maybe having children develop making friends outside of school is a good idea.
- BitwiseFool 5y agoI'm looking at it in terms of critical periods (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_period https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_period), and mostly geared toward elementary school children. Where they would be acquiring the basic stuff of interacting with other people. I wasn't trying to imply that children cannot learn these things outside of school. But being around so many peers in an environment geared towards interaction seems ideal.
- AndrewBissell 5y ago> Maybe having children develop making friends outside of school is a good idea. What? You're going to let your children have playdates? In the middle of a pandemic?!
- tolbish 5y agoIt's striking how often you see adults who don't have friends they see regularly or even speak to their neighbors.