Homeschool Socialization

Helen on September 24th, 2009

From the article, “Homeschooling group makes time for student socialization,” by Alaina Busch, which ran in the Southeast Missourian on Sunday, September 20, 2009:
Traditionally, socialization has been a point of controversy for parents who homeschool their children, said Misty Arthur, a member of the Southeast Missouri Homeschoolers Association.
“When people homeschool, people are harassing them constantly [...]

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J/A Issue: Questions & Answers

Helen on July 27th, 2009

Laura Weldon’s Questions & Answers column for the July/August issue of Home Education Magazine posed two questions, on the topics of ‘Maintaining Your Coolness’ and ‘Homeschooling Dad Angst.’

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Starting a Support Group

Helen on July 27th, 2009

Chris Oldenburg shares her experiences with starting a homeschooling support group in her article for the July/August issue of Home Education Magazine, “Starting a Homeschool Group, and Surviving It.”

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Maturation Into Industrial Institutions

Mark on June 15th, 2009

A reader takes on public schools and socialization in the comments section at NewsComm:

As public schools continue their maturation into industrial institutions primed by budget constraints to value efficiency of the teaching process over the breadth and depth of what students are learning, the arguments that put forth by members of the public schooling system [...]

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Alive and well

Mark on May 27th, 2009

How is homeschooling going to survive the forces that push our lives around? Well, I came across a post this morning that reassures me homeschooling is alive and well. Here is a gem pulled from Don’t Go Hatin’ On The Homeschoolers:
Most homeschoolers I know laugh at the “socialization” arguement. Because for the majority of [...]

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