Homeschooling Children and Socialization

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Webster’s Dictionary defines to homeschool as teach your children at home instead of sending them to a school (Merriam-Webster). This is to say that parents teach their own children at home instead of having them go to public, private, or parochial schools. The three main controversies are the socialization of homeschooling children versus public schooling, the educational quality, and the cost difference. These all basically are over the fact that many believe that homeschooled children are very sheltered and protected from the world around them.
Homeschool children’s socialization is a huge issue. Those who are for homeschooling state that homeschooled students are actually more socialized without the negative aspects such as bullying and teasing (sheknows.com). They are able to have equal if not more positive aspects of socialization. Homeschooled children are taught at home and meet with other homeschooled children for fun meaningful outings. Homeschooled children are able to attend many extracirricular activities that public schooled children may not due to school hours and inflexiblity in that schedule.
In contrast to the positive aspects, homeschooled children may not have the opportunties to form meaningful bonds with others and may suffer socially compared to those who attend public schools (middleschool.net). There are claims that homeschooled children are sheltered by not having the same exposure to the world as public schooled children. Those who are against homeschooling believe that children need to be exposed to public schools for vital life skills. These vital life skills include but are not limited to problem solving skills when it comes to dealing with others, public speaking abilities, and control over their own...

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... help as well as extra attention to the child’s weakest subjects. Homeschooling is the option I plan on choosing for my daughter next school year as she is not doing well in the public school system. I do not have a fortune to spend but I am still able to afford this as I know of others who homeschool. I made my decision based on my daughter’s personal needs that were not and still are not being met by the public school she is attending.

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