I love when someone actually has a nuanced approach, even more so when they’re knowledgeable on the subject matter. Great read as always. The one thing I would ask though is what you think concerning children “falling behind “ socially? I’ve known quite a few homeschooled kids through sports, or kids who were homeschooled and now go to high school, I’m even cousins with one- I feel like there’s a pattern of social unawareness or lack of surety as who they are as a person (which every high schooler has but more so with these individuals in my experience). Of course not every homeschooled individual is like that, just a trend I’ve noticed over the years.
Thank you for the kind words. I haven't found homeschool children to be socially deficient, certainly not mine. In fact, they're often complimented on how friendly and well-behaved they are. For a time, we were members of a homeschool co-op and I was always stunned at how bright and outgoing the teenagers were compared to the students at Hannah's high school (she taught high school for 13 years).
Over Hannah's tenure, she remarked more and more on how anti-social and demoralized the newer groups of students were, and it seemed to grow worse every year. Also, I don't think it's good for children to be around their own age group all day every day. It's good for them to be in close contact with younger children and adults.
I do know some older folks who were homeschooled who are somewhat peculiar, so I think this was more of an issue in earlier generations when the problem was less understood. These days, there are many ways for children to receive socialization, like co-ops and church. Children make up the majority of my church, most of them are homeschooled, and they're all pretty awesome.
I love when someone actually has a nuanced approach, even more so when they’re knowledgeable on the subject matter. Great read as always. The one thing I would ask though is what you think concerning children “falling behind “ socially? I’ve known quite a few homeschooled kids through sports, or kids who were homeschooled and now go to high school, I’m even cousins with one- I feel like there’s a pattern of social unawareness or lack of surety as who they are as a person (which every high schooler has but more so with these individuals in my experience). Of course not every homeschooled individual is like that, just a trend I’ve noticed over the years.
Thank you for the kind words. I haven't found homeschool children to be socially deficient, certainly not mine. In fact, they're often complimented on how friendly and well-behaved they are. For a time, we were members of a homeschool co-op and I was always stunned at how bright and outgoing the teenagers were compared to the students at Hannah's high school (she taught high school for 13 years).
Over Hannah's tenure, she remarked more and more on how anti-social and demoralized the newer groups of students were, and it seemed to grow worse every year. Also, I don't think it's good for children to be around their own age group all day every day. It's good for them to be in close contact with younger children and adults.
I do know some older folks who were homeschooled who are somewhat peculiar, so I think this was more of an issue in earlier generations when the problem was less understood. These days, there are many ways for children to receive socialization, like co-ops and church. Children make up the majority of my church, most of them are homeschooled, and they're all pretty awesome.