Coffee with Mrs. Dani
Monday, December 3, 2007
What about socialization?
Posted in homeschool answers and encouragement
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To my dear friend, the teacher, let me make sure I understand your question. Are you asking if a child who spends 180 days a year with the same age children who in many cases are put in a classroom because of the letter their last name begins with and are only allowed to talk in the halls and at lunch; unless they get too loud (or as is the case with a local school they are not allowed to talk at all in the halls or lunch because the administration has decided that is when kids get into trouble) is more able to interact with others than a child that spends day in and day out with children & adults of all ages in many sorts of settings (i.e. church, girl scouts, zoo & museum trips, grocery store) from all sorts of ethnic & economic backgrounds (do not even try to lie about that one. In schools, most everyone is from the same background. People tend to live where there are others like them)
News flash: in the "real world" you will not be in an office with everyone of the same age or maturity level. Look at you the teacher. You are with adults of all ages (and maturity) and kids.
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Monday, December 3, 2007 - ditto!
 Posted by 2boysmom
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I just used this illustration on one of my relatives at Thanksgiving!! Of course - she is a teacher in the public school - what a shock! She began our conversation by asking me if I was going to hs thru highschool to which I replied YES. She then threw in a few positive comments about some of the homeschoolers she has had in her classroom (who have entered ps for highschool). THEN....she proceeded to move forward with the comment of all comments (which, in no way, surprised me): "some of them are so socially inept." To which I replied that most of my kid's friends who go to PS can't seem to make eye contact and have a decent conversation with an adult, to save their lives! I then went on to use this argument about the ps institution being a false environment, in which the kids are in the class with only people of their age, which is NOT like the real world. Anyway, you get the picture. She actually had no comment when I finished this explanation. Wow! I left someone speechless!
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Monday, December 3, 2007 - So True...
 Posted by gnjlopez
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My dc grew up in ps and this is their first year homeschooling (6th and 9th grade) and as a ps victim myself I can tell you their is a big difference. Their personality (the way they interact with other people) is changing daily where before they were not sure when they were supposed to talk and when they were supposed to stay quiet. An idea whenever someone asks you about socialization would be to raise your hand before you speak and wait for them to acknowledge you before you start speaking. That is what happens in public school. I am so glad the Lord put it in my heart to do this for my dc.
Blessings,
JEN
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