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Old 08-12-2014, 02:33 PM
 
Location: Santa Monica
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Just from personal experience and nothing more...yes...people who I've known that were home schooled have problems with socializing and often have solitary interests.

The sample size is like 4 so just saying.
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Old 08-12-2014, 02:33 PM
 
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Some schools are violent enough parents would have to be nuts to let their kids go there.

Homeschooling isn't for my family but if our schools went to hell you bet we'd do it.
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Old 08-12-2014, 02:33 PM
 
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How is this any different than people who are sheltered due to something like house arrest?
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Old 08-12-2014, 02:34 PM
 
Location: Dallas
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If you have a nutty parent and have nothing but contact with that nutty parent, you're going to have a nutty kid.
Public schools have lots of nutty kids and nutty teachers. Does that count?
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Old 08-12-2014, 02:34 PM
 
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Home-Schooled Teens Ripe for College - US News

Myths about unsocialized home-schoolers are false, and most are well prepped for college, experts say

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Old 08-12-2014, 02:35 PM
 
Location: New London County, CT
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Public schools have lots of nutty kids and nutty teachers. Does that count?
No because in a public school setting there are other normalizing influences. Not so with a child who is isolated in a homeschool situation.
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Old 08-12-2014, 02:37 PM
 
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No because in a public school setting there are other normalizing influences. Not so with a child who is isolated in a homeschool situation.
I know numerous individuals who are home schooled, some of them have more friends than those who go to public schools.
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Old 08-12-2014, 02:39 PM
 
Location: Manhattan
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Home-Schooled Teens Ripe for College - US News

Myths about unsocialized home-schoolers are false, and most are well prepped for college, experts say
If you are up to homeschooling, do it properly and socialize your children then I'm not saying it can't work out. I just said its not ideal. If you live in a good school district I don't know why you'd do it.
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Old 08-12-2014, 02:40 PM
 
Location: Ohio
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If you live in a good school district I don't know why you'd do it.
Because its a choice parents have.
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Old 08-12-2014, 02:41 PM
 
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If you are up to homeschooling, do it properly and socialize your children then I'm not saying it can't work out. I just said its not ideal. If you live in a good school district I don't know why you'd do it.
I knew one family who home schooled their children and yes, their kids were a little "odd".. not sure if thats due to home schooling, or if they were home schooled because thats the way they are. Ilregardless, to blanket homeschooled children based upon the acts of a handful of them is like stating children who go to public schools will shoot other students based upon things like Columbine shootings.

Its dumb.
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