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I know a lot of homeschoolers who are now adults. They tend to think independently, work hard, and are... fine. One of them worked for NASA before choosing to b
by christophilus 4y ago
I know a lot of homeschoolers who are now adults. They tend to think independently, work hard, and are... fine. One of them worked for NASA before choosing to be a stay-at-home mom. One is a pediatrician. One is an electrical engineer. The rest are similar-- well-adjusted, successful adults. They're all fine, if a bit socially awkward.
I think the socialization thing is probably the biggest drawback to homeschooling. It also probably depends entirely on the personality of the kids. Some kids thrive in huge group environments. Some don't. I guess it would also depend on how good and available your parent is, but most homeschoolers have very engaged parents from what I've seen.
- FullStackAda 4y agoAre you sure you are not self-selecting? Are those people represent a random set of homeschooled adults or just the ones who were successful despite it? Also, who is homeschooling in the set up of two working parents? Or we are going to pretend this work does not exist as we do with other household chores?
- christophilus 4y agoI'm sure I'm self-selecting. It's a total anecdote and not worth much other than to point out that home schooling isn't an obvious failure to be written off as the OP seemed to be indicating by his / her tone. It might not be for everyone-- I'm not homeschooling my kids-- but I've seen it work, and I hope it's an option that remains legal.
- colinmhayes 4y agoSocialization is the main point of elementary school. Missing it is a gigantic drawback.
- Kon-Peki 4y agoHome school families organize frequent socialization opportunities, and they are likely far better than school-based. And anyway, unless you live in some sort of jerk-run school district, the public school system welcomes home school kids for band, athletics or any other after-school program.