Homeschooling and Socialization

I just came across this opinion piece written by a grandmother of homeschooled kids, via Google alerts.

But one significant benefit to home schooling, and one of the reasons many parents make the choice, may surprise you. It's the socialization.

Yes, I do mean socialization. Far from being a drawback to home schooling, as the myth would have it, socialization is actually one of home schooling's greatest virtues.

It's nice to see more mainstream mention of the ways in which homeschooling is better at socialization than institutional schooling.

Given all the socialization benefits home schooling has to offer, the next time you talk to someone whose kids go to public school, you may want to ask the question posed on a bumper sticker I used to have.

"Public schools? Aren't you worried about socialization?"

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