My friend, Kim from Canada, of The Executive Housewife, recently posted a great imaginary discussion she picked up at a homeschool conference. It turns all those socialization questions people ask on their heads and offers a totally fresh (though tongue in cheek) perspective on how children get to know life in the real world. Click on over and think outside the box.
April 14th, 2009 at 4:27 pm
That was so funny (and so true!) Thanks for sharing!
April 14th, 2009 at 4:48 pm
Actually, it wasn’t so tongue-in-cheek – it hit upon the truth quite a bit. When I had my kids in public school, homeschooling moms would in fact frequently ask me if I were worried about “how my kids are being socialized.” Granted, this was in Japan, so I think they were more worried about language/cultural influences, but believe me, in a community of homeschooling families, the public schooled-child is very much the “odd man out.”
April 15th, 2009 at 4:16 pm
made me smile.
how are you doing?
April 15th, 2009 at 11:54 pm
Hey! Cool! I love seeing my site shared…and it really is a funny perspective.