Homeschooling Social Life

Some people are very concerned when they think about home schools that the children don't get enough social activity. This really is a myth, as explained in the published review entitled, "The Socialization Myth." In home schools children are interacting, one-on-one with an adult at all times. And, what many people do not understand is that the home schools of today have become a social network for many as they actually purposely plan field trips and many group learning opportunities as well as social functions with other families who might also have home schools.

Many home schools actually have a social calendar that is synchronized with other home school families, which is filled with cultural, learning, social, and physical activities. Many public school districts also allow children who are from home schools to participate with their sports and extra curricular activities. This can be great for the home schooling child to be able to get that additional social factor in while enjoying a wonderful opportunity of being part of a home school family.

Clearly, when your student is learning, the very last thing you will want him or her to be doing is socializing, as this is not the time for it. This is why children who are part of home schools are given much more time to be able to focus on their work without the distraction of being in social situations when they are supposed to be studying and thinking about their course work. There is a time and place for everything and when you are trying to teach your child algebra, it is definitely not the time for getting involved with friends and socializing.

However, any good parent, whether they have their child in public, private, or Home Schools, will also surely want to see their son or daughter be able to enjoy and participate in the thrills of being a kid, having friends, participating in sports and other activities, etc. These parents will not let the fact that they have taken an active role in when and what their child is learning, keep them from getting the same social opportunities that public school students get through being involved in all the many extra curricular activities that they are exposed to. With so many of our young people having to be put on special medication to help them focus and not get off task, a home school setting can sometimes be the very best thing for them, at least as far as being less distracted might go. But this does not mean the end of any kind of social life, as the opportunities are always there if you look for them.