It's officially Thanksgiving and many people will be sharing their holiday with their families and friends. We, being away from our extended family, will be enjoying a feast here at home. The kids are excited about helping to cook and prepare the meal...and of course eating their favorite dishes.

For some, though, family get-togethers bring up some of the difficult question about homeschooling. Particularly the biggest one - What about Socialization?  Personally I consider this a non-issue, and basically tell that to whomever asks it. But for those of you who have to deal with the question, there's a couple resources I recommend:

First, the new ebook from TOS entitled What about Socialization? Dispelling the Myths is worth a read. Here vetern homeschoolers and a homeschool graduate share their perspective on the socialization question and on the doubts we sometimes face as homeschoolers.

And secondly, I encourage you to check out this article I wrote on what the research really says about Socilaization and homeschoolers. I wrote this a couple years ago for a college project, doing the research to see if my feeling of non-issue was really valid against the research.  It is, but I'll let you read it for yourself.

Happy Thanksgiving!