re: Talk to me about homeschooling

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My original post was to him saying it was "bullshite" when another poster suggested to be sure that the child got some type of social interaction or there would be consequences.

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So much fail in this logic.

"some type of social interaction"? Seriously? is that really a huge benefit of institutional schools?

Ever heard of neighborhood kids, kids from sports teams, clubs, extended family members etc etc etc? The big ole giant school building is just one place to meet and interact with people (and not a very good one at that). Any imagined benefit of going there for most of your waking hours is massively outweighed by the stifling downside (which is a topic for another thread).

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just make sure that you get your kid out in public as much as possible or he/she will not develop the social skills needed to communicate in society.

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Why in the world would you assume that a home-schooled kid doesn't "get out in public"? Thats just an insane assumption with no basis in logic or fact. You think any parent with any brain at all needs to be told to "get them out in public"? That is just nuts and insulting. "Communicate in society"? Meaningless. This is learned from parents and other adults, not other kids.

ergo "a steaming pile of horse shite"