who the hell thought it would be a good idea to shove a bunch of kids of the same age into a room for most of the day and let them figure out social interactions from *other kids their age*?? For like, *all* of childhood and teenage years? What the fuck are we doing
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An internal culture that looks weird to the rest of society sounds pretty awkward.
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Every subculture is weird to every other subculture. As a kid, I had homeschooling co-op meets. Also was a Boy Scout with weekly meetings, and had youth orchestra practice a few times a week. My extended family got together regularly. All were weird and awkward, and normal.
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There's the rub. Publicly-funded schools have largely lost the supplemental element of parental inclusion and outreach, which sees children largely left to figure out social dynamics for themselves, rather than bonding through copying adult civil discourse. Happy PTA, happy kids
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There is nothing awkward about my M.D. son, homeschooled until college, where he graduated Cum Laude. More to the point: happily married, friends of long duration and more recently. Homeschool and very small schools are where children can thrive.
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The home school kids i know have all received educations somewhat superior to their public counterparts and were better prepared for entry to the university system. None of them were at all awkward in social situations and all seem to be quite well adjusted.
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We all love you and your weirdness but you're probably not the poster child for homescooled kids not turning out weird
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Our homeschooled kids have very few homeschooled friends. They meet all sorts of "regular" kids in the neighborhood, at summer day camps, clubs, etc. I'd say they are pretty damn normal and social.
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Homeschooling (I was, but started part time community college at 13) def has its own challenges but *can* work well and does mean encountering and learning to interact with people of different ages maturities, which is a very good thing.
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Historically, esp if you think of people living in rural towns, people went to smaller schools with greater mixes of ages of peers. It seems clear the advantage of big homogenous age groups is likely more about curricular convenience and scaling than it is what’s best for kids.
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It’s weird because the homeschool kids are nice to each other. Consistently nice. Inventive and open. There’s no cruelty, few hangups and insecurities. Yeah, weird. The kids in the battery farm have every right to regard them as odd.
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