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Home Schooling over Public School

The Socialization of Children: Home Schooling Over Public Schooling

Every parent who makes a decision to home school can be assured that they are going to hear the dreaded "S" word. “What about socialization?” Often that's the extent of the question without any major elaboration. It seems to me that there are 3 basic implications in the question: Socialization is necessary. Socialization is good. And finally, to be properly socialized, children must spend large amounts of time with their peers. This paper will go into detail to consider the question of whether home schooling or public schooling provides the most “positive” socialization for children, and the least “negative” socialization. This is the primary concern of those who question the soundness of home schooling. Before dealing with these assumptions however, let's first consider one important question: “What is socialization?” I looked it up in Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary…
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Posted by: Rheannon Androckitis

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