Sunflower Faith

In North Carolina, there is a news headline that is raising talk everywhere on homeschooling boards, in groups and email exchanges regarding a judge’s decision to basically force a divorcing mom to put her children into public school and contended that, ” the judge also said public school would “prepare these kids for the real world

and college” and allow them “socialization.”

link:Judge orders NC mom to place homeschool children into public school and Christian Wire News has the full story

I came across this post via,”The Homeschool Lounge” and it was an eloquent reminder that homeschooling isn’t a trend or just about religious beliefs..

Homeschooling is about parents/family, making a personal choice and taking the personal responsibility of what is best for their children and yet there is still a persistant myths regarding socialization and homeschooling.

Before making a decision either wise about this,as mention before, take the time to read the news article for yourself and here is a really wonderful explanation of why homeschooling is a choice and for many familes, the best choice.

Homeschool is a type of smaller classroom.

The children are given individual attention along with the ability to challenge them on their proficiency of the curriculum. In times of weakness within a subject, the children are allowed to continue on the topic until they reach mastery in that area. Public schools cannot take time to allow for such an accomplished environment.

As far as socialization within the homeschooling community, the children participate in various extracurricular activities throughout the school year. Teachers in a public school environment, tend to spend countless hours disciplining the children to keep some sense of order in their classroom. Ergo, socialization is only wanted during lunch and PE.

Homeschooled children are given the freedom to socialize throughout the day whether it is among their homeschool family members, during an organized PE class held through a local homeschool co-op, or from participating in a sports league. From this standpoint, you can surely see that homeschoolers are quite socialized.

Homeschool is a preparation for life skills.

Homeschool families give their children the necessary skills to “make-it” in the real world every day. Many times working parents do not have the time to devote life skill teaching for their children. Thus, we end-up with countless problems contributed to the lack of “home-training” because the parents have to work. Many others would love to be able to stay at home and “raise” their children….with homeschooling in mind.

You might ask, “So, when do they get to test out their knowledge of life skills?” Their knowledge is tested everyday, in every step of life. Going back to the socialization aspect, the kids MUST put forth their knowledge of life skills when dealing with their peers during any type of social activity. I have already explained the social activity range. Therefore, life skills are being tested each day.

As you notice, I do not mention anything about religious beliefs. This is because homeschooling is a choice, no matter the reason.

link: thehomeschoollounge.com/forum/topics/my-email-to-judge-mangumtell

I would love to hear your thoughts about this interesting case and your thoughts why people worry so much about socialization and being socialized (they are actually two different things).

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