Socializing Homeschooled Students
David W. Kirkpatrick has this report on EdNews. He writes:
One objection to homeschooling is that the students don’t get the chance to socialize with others. There are several things wrong with that view.
For one, it isn’t really an argument and is usually presented as a dogmatic statement with the implication that it is to be taken at face value. Not only is specific evidence lacking, there isn’t even a pretense in that regard.
The major problem is that this view suggests that the only, or at least principal, place for youngsters to be socialized is in a formal school. That, of course, is incorrect. Most people throughout history, and even today, have limited or nonexistent formal schooling but they are still socialized . . .