Public school enrollment is dropping across the country
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Good!! Learning at home in a non judgmental environment helps each kid learn at their own pace. My five siblings and I were all homeschooled and we all have made it to adulthood without being indoctrinated by society. I’m SO thankful for my mother’s wisdom back in the 90’s.
For five years I helped with the MathCounts competition program inTexas. Lots of smart kids. but the home schoolers I met or worked with were on average smarter and more knowledgable than their peers. Some also had very good manners. However, some if the home schoolers had a glaring lack of social skills. Very awkward with anyone outside their small circle.
That being said, I'll take socially awkward kids over brainwashed sheep any day!
Homeschooled kids tend to have better social skills than public schooled kids, aa long as their parents get them involved in activities (church groups, clubs, sports).
Indeed. In my experience, parents of home-schooled kids are hyper aware of the need for them to socialise with other children and put an extra effort to make sure they’re enrolled in plenty of activities. Often they end up more social than say, naturally introverted children who go to a big school.
Right, there's also the fucked up heiarchy of public school systems. Children get bullied frequently and often have self esteem problems because they feel isolated. That's without the teachers using shame to teach children. Public school is a nightmare. I have no idea how I survived.
Good at math? Awkward social skills? Sounds like future engineers! Haha
You sure hit that nail on the head. I was working for an engineering society at the time who ran the state competition. MathCounts is all about science and math. Ha!
What you say is true, but I've seen just the same socially awkwardness in some PS kids as well as some right-out defiance and rude. I worked County Science Fair and there was a big difference in projects and communication of their project. They tried to disqualify HS because they supposedly had more time to work on projects.