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Platapus · 03-14-09, 12:53 PM

I have one question about home-schooling?

I can understand and appreciate the ability of a trained parent, using approved curricula, being able to teach their kid the "three R's".

However, I would like to know how about the child's social education when they are home schooled?

Even kids in private schools are exposed to other kids (some nice and some not so nice) and instructors (also some nice and some not so nice). They have to learn how do deal with interacting with different people.

To me, learning how to deal with different people (people who may not have the same beliefs as you) is important. Learning how to deal with a bully; how do deal with an overly shy teammate; the inherent unfairness of informal competitive sports. These are all very important life lessons.

How does a home-schooler teach those lessons?

03-14-09, 12:53 PM	#7
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,380 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	I have one question about home-schooling? I can understand and appreciate the ability of a trained parent, using approved curricula, being able to teach their kid the "three R's". However, I would like to know how about the child's social education when they are home schooled? Even kids in private schools are exposed to other kids (some nice and some not so nice) and instructors (also some nice and some not so nice). They have to learn how do deal with interacting with different people. To me, learning how to deal with different people (people who may not have the same beliefs as you) is important. Learning how to deal with a bully; how do deal with an overly shy teammate; the inherent unfairness of informal competitive sports. These are all very important life lessons. How does a home-schooler teach those lessons? __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.