RE: Teach Your Children About The World, Not Just From A Book.

So true. I Holland they have a huge problem now because they have a generation of highly educated college kids coming into the work pool. But not enough welders, electricians, plumbers etc. because the emphasis has been on how important a college education is. What I find here in Ireland when I tell people that we home school is that they mention social skills and socialising. I always tell them: my daughter used to take the bus at 8 in the morning, and come home at 5 pm. Then dinner and 1 to 2 hours of homework. When would she have any time to socialise? In school they're not allowed to interact during lessons and in their little break time they have to chug down their lunch. I always invite people to come have a look when there is a home education meeting, the kids are very well socialised, they get along, they don't bully or argue about stupid things.