exactly. The idea that you have to educate children in groups of thirty kids who are all the same age was born at the turn of the century and is a product of the schools for workers' children that came in with the industrial revolution.
On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 2:39 PM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: > > I am surprised it took anyone so long to bring up the 'socialization' thing. > > Yea, because all home schoolers lock their kids up and never let them > go outside. > > My kids are more socially adept than most kids who go to public > school. We are part of a homeschool group that goes on class trips, > does activities together. Unlike public school where they would spend > all day with kids their same age, my kids 'socialize' with children of > all ages. When we go on a field trip or have a 'get together', there > are kids who are as young as 7 and as old as 17 - nd my kids can carry > on a conversation with each and every one of them , and their parents. > > My kids have learned to 'socialize' with people of all ages, not just > other kids their own age. > > The 'socialization' thing (or lack thereof) with home schooling is a > myth, usually propagated by ignorance. > > On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 5:15 PM, Eric Roberts > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> It's socializing...it's part of human nature Scott... >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Scott Stroz [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 4:21 PM >> To: cf-community >> Subject: Re: The hardest thing about homeschooling..... >> >> >> On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 5:04 PM, Eric Roberts >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I think one clips their kids wings when they homeschool. >> >> And I think one clips their kids wings when they force them to spend >> all day, every day with the same children, year after year. >> >> -- >> Scott Stroz >> --------------- >> The DOM is retarded. >> >> http://xkcd.com/386 >> >> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:316004 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
