Concern about socialization aspect of homeschooling
Many parents were concern about the aspect of socialization when it comes to homeschooling their children. They are afraid that homeschooling environment will provide limited interaction, which is detrimental to the growth and development of a child.
Generally, homeschooled children get individual attention thus are more aware of the implications and the purpose of their learning. They are encourage to be inquisitive, trained to ask intelligent questions and make careful and correct observations. They see what what and how their parents conduct themselves, thus begin their life by imitating their parents. In another word, they are protected from the detrimental influences of their peers.
Whereas children are often put into a fiercely competitive environment in public schools, which they are not encouraged to work cooperatively. What kind of social skills are we talking about and what kind of interaction do you get in this kind of environment?
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