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Social Skills and Homeschooling: Myths and Facts

This article debunks the myth that homeschooled children aren's as well socialized as their public school counterparts.
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This article gave me so much I don't know where to start. It definitely gave me what I need to tell those who tell me that my son is missing out by being home schooled. This was the best I have read on the subject yet. Thank you.
Separating Myth from Fact
While this short piece exposes a popular homeschooling myth about socialising, it perpetuates another about school. Of course it is better to learn in an environment in which there is a low student-teacher ratio, in which there are a smaller circle of peers who are all known to each student. Let's be realistic; schools are not great halls full of strangers whom students will never recognise or relate to! The benefits of schools should be presented equally. In a school environment a child is allowed to develop smaller circles of friends in smaller classes, interact on broader levels in the larger school community, and apply these socilising skills at home. They can prepare presentations and performances with their smaller class groups and present them in front of the larger school body that is not unfamiliar to them. This way they develop self confidence, good self esteem, interpersonal skills and socilaising strategies while learning how to support each other in differing environments. Though there are myths about homeschooling that can certainly be addressed, they should not be done by perpetuating equally spreading myths about school education.
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