One of the main criticisms of homeschooling is that the children do not learn how to interact with their peer group. Some critics say that they are not as socialized as their regular school going counterparts. This may have been true in the past, but now with the amount of networking that homeschool families engage in, it is just another myth.
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Social Media Sites Help
Today homeschooling parents are on the internet blogging about their experiences with homeschooling. They share what works for them and they also caution others about the mistakes they make. They have regularly updated Facebook pages, Twitter feeds that tell their friends what they are planning, and WhatsApp to share what they see as they see it. There are homeschooling forum where you can find others who are teaching the same grade you are to their children.
Homeschoolers Network and Make Socialization Work
It was never as simple to get a group of like minded people together as it is today. So if your homeschooled child has an interest in a specific activity all you need to do is get on a social media site and find out which other homeschool family is doing that same thing. Then contact them and get together to engage in the activity in a group. What could be more social than meeting up with people with similar interests and pursuing your common hobby?
Homeschoolers Are More Social
The irony is that homeschool families actually have more flexible schedules to meet up with other people and do what they want to. If a child was attending regular school half the day, they would be gone and there would not normally be enough time to pursue an additional activity on that same day…at least not without some serious schedule juggling and late evenings. However a homeschool family can finish lessons early on a day that they have planned a special event or activity. That way their school work doesn’t suffer even while they are out having fun with friends.
So the old thought that homeschoolers are not social is actually just not true today. If anything, they are usually more active socially speaking than their counterparts in regular school.
Article Inspiration: About Homeschooling
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