I am thinking about homeschooling my son but I am worried about what will happen to his social development skills. He is very social in school and always has been where as I a kid was very shy! So it makes me happy to see him participate in sports and morning tv reports and other fun things kids do to develop their social skills. If I pull him out of that and fast track him even with his after school activities like karate, soccer etc. I don't know if it will be the same. Any experienced homeschoolers here who can maybe chime in?
Plus the school's curriculum is a joke again this year! I mean what happened to text books? They are now the size of pamphlets and the text books they do have say History Channel and Discovery Channel on the covers! I mean this is a joke, right? On top of that, this is the second year the school has used fluoride rinse on my son's teeth without my consent. I always check the box on the form that says NO. I would have thought since I made a big deal about last year they would have known better, instead, they threaten to send the kids home who don't take this poison. Anyway, I would like to hear some of your thoughts about homeschooling and Socialization. I hope everyone has a great day. :0)
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To give you some background, my family and my wife's family have homeschooled. I never stepped foot in a public school for education, only for sports.
I refer to something CS Lewis said about the reading of old books, in regards to socialization. He encouraged people to read books that were more than 50 years old, not all, but some of them. That "socializing" with the older books allows us to look at things outside of the current paradigm, and see that history tends to be solving a lot of the same problems.
My mother involved us in social circles with our elders, our peers, and those just a few years ahead of us. It gave us a beautiful balance of what was present, what was just ahead of us, and with wisdom that had gone before us. Because of the flexibility of the homeschool schedule, she could craft our education to challenge us, and not just amuse us.
We've talked before about your son's entrepreneurial spirit. Homeschooling would open the door to foster that even more.
I'm more than willing to talk with you further if you would like to do so. And there are a few homeschooling moms here on Steemit we can connect you with.
Thanks for the input. Yes, how can I reach you? I wouldn't even know where to start with homeschooling! When I say social interaction I don't want ppl to confuse this with playtime I am talking about his life skills as a man. I mean we travel outside the US a lot and I have noticed he is way beyond a lot of kids just from the exposure to different cultures every summer. But he is still young and I want the best for him. As far as the dentist who forced him to put fluoride in his mouth (i will take care of him my way ;) hee) Please let me know how I can reach you either on discord or steem.chat thanks for your time.
I'd consider legal action. I'd also consider media action. I'd also consider other actions, especially if they did this to my flesh-and-blood against my consent, and especially if they did it twice in a row. Good luck to you!
Separately from the school issue, you may want to look into a fluoride detox protocol for your son -- the sooner it is removed, the less damage it can do.
Thank you @liberyteeth I appreciate your advice and I am currently working on all of those things minus the media for now.
Ahem: Steemit is a media platform.
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But yeah I understand you also. Good luck and hope he stays away from full-body toxins!
Seriously, if one can't prosecute people who harm one's children, it reminds me of JFK's quote, "Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable"...
Sent you a message in discord.
I won't give advise, however as a mother, recent grandmother for the first time and a teacher for many years, I wouldn't place socialization above my decision to protect my child from being poisoned mentally and physically.
My grandkids were homeschooled. Worked out fine. Like you said...provide 'after school' activities if you want them to be around other kids...Karate, gymnastics, gun club, etc.
I've no idea why we want kids to learn to get along with kids. They'll only be kids for a little while..they'll be adults for the rest of their life. It would seem to me that it would be more appropriate to get a head start and teach them to get along with adults from the beginning. Other kids just give them bad habits.
How have you been?Thanks for sharing I appreciate your input. Yeah so far the pro's outweigh the cons and on my lunch break I will talk to @lydon.sipe about how the process works. He has the social skills and he can socialize at karate and the "gun" club lol hee Florida is the place for guns haha. Thanks @everittdmickey
you're welcome.
I've been sleeping a lot...I know I've got sleep apnea and I strongly suspect narcolepsy...
or...It might just be laziness in the triple digit temps lately..
Sleep apnea is scary depending on what level you have it. I wrote a post on it like 2-3 months ago, well about sleep over-all I studied sleeping disorders for a few years! The laziness from heat I can understand living in Florida myself haha You are doing just fine @everittdmickey :0) enjoy the rest of your day and stay cool! heee
thanks..
You might want to talk to @canadian-coconut. :)
Ok, does @candadian-coconut homeschool their kids? How do I Contact @candian-coconut ? Thank you
Hi @road2wisdom. You should be able to find her in Steemit.chat :) and I beleive she homeschools her kids. Nice to meet you here
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I homeschooled my sons for their full education K-12. They are 31 and 34 years old now. We did sports and 4H and church and they had friends that were public school and homeschooled. We would do field trips sometimes with the homeschool support group too. Sometimes it felt like too much socialization.
They both have college degrees now and both of them chose to be firemen and EMTs even though that is not anything to do with their degrees. They are very well rounded and have advanced far in their careers and the coolest validation of homeschooling is that they plan to homeschool their kids.
Also, it is the best education YOU will ever get. Go for it! You can do it!
Thank you for taking the time to write out such a great response. I appreciate it and have made the decision to homeschool him in Jan. Thank you 🌞
Just trust yourself. You will be surprised at how well you do.
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Socialization? You mean the kind you get in public school? Swearing, bullying, etc.? There is no evidence--and I mean absolutely zero--that the "socialization" of public school students is better than any other students of any kind whatever, including kids that are "unschooled", where they have no subject matter at all.
The entire socialization thing is a con job. Ignore it.
I see, so you are saying its effervescent like this video below?!?!?
I spoke to a few parents today about this and I am going to homeschool or cyber school him starting January. He can get his socialization from his Karate, soccer and football along with his Greek and Italian schooling. I guess because he is a little older 12 and isn't shy I will not worry about him being introverted. I wanted to get some references because I know two families who homeschooled their kids and one is a hermit while the other is a socially active kid. I guess it all depends on the parents and the child too. Thanks for your input.
I teach junior high. About a third of the kids in my classes count as socially backward. I don't think school is a good socialization machine. At all.
Thank you cristof. Coming from a teacher that seals my deal with my son starting homeschooling. I appreciate your input.
Yeah, I teach at a charter school and three homeschool co-ops (teens like classes--mixing with others works for them). I like them all for different reasons. But there's no doubt--none whatever--that the homeschool kids are every bit as prepared for life, in every way that matters, as kids that go through any other system. And in my experience, some of them are much BETTER prepared, in ways the public school system could never produce.
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I do not like education. It gets worse every day !
I like Mark Twain's quote, "I never let schooling get in the way of my education." :)
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Great post I'm sorry to hear that the school went against your wishes again. It's a shame we live in a society like this.
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I think this dentist picked the wrong family to mess with!
My youngest has never been to school, so I make sure he goes to some activities where he can interact with other children. He's not into sports, so we go to computer classes, acting, foreign languages. We even tried music camp this summer. The point is he gets along fine with the other kids.
I'm sure you can find such activities in your area.
I was wondering - what does your kid say about this whole plan? I'm asking this because you say he does enjoy being with his class-mates and you might have a problem there. On the other hand, if his school friends live nearby they can mantain their friendship.
My eldest opted for homeschooling in 9th grade but managed to keep the friends she had made in school.
Best of luck to you and your kid!
I'm in the UK and I'm not sure how old your son is, so I don't know how relevant my experience of homeschooling my kids will be to you (my eldest is just 6). But I know socialisation seems to be a lot of people's concern when it comes to homeschooling.
Well from my own experience, I find that homeschooling actually allows for more opportunities of real socialistion. The fact that in school, kids usually learn and interact almost only with kids their own age, is itself quite an unrealistic representation of how society is. I personally think schools in general are outdated, and definitely not the most effective/wholesome way for children to learn. Here's an entertaining video that talks about this a bit:
With regards to socialisation, we are fortunate to have a very active homeschooling community within 30 mins of us, so we have other families we meet once or twice weekly for group activities, park plays, group learning. The kids are usually very mixed age, from baby to 9 years old, and they all learn and play together, as well as with us, the adults.
We often do lots of organized group visits to museums, workshops, theme parks, places of interest. And through being out in the real world a lot more than a child confined to school hours, our children also get more of a chance to interact and learn from people of all walks of life.
My kids are still young, but I do hear about others who homeschool their teens, and hear about their experience. And frankly, the general consensus is that if it feels like the right thing for your child and for your family as a whole, the kids are almost always much more fulfilled, and learn and gain so much more experience than they would from school.
Oops, this comment got a bit long! I definitely need to post about homeschooling at some point. Hope this helps you in some sort of way! All the best :)
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I think public education is good if parents are involved.
The deep state needs to dumb down the kids. Fluoride can do that very well. I like the idea of homeschooling as in California if your child does not get the vaccines then they cannot go to public school. Vaccines will give the kids more mercury and fluoride. I don't have any kids, but if I did I would teach 2 maths, the common core math that they require and the old school math. I would tell him that this is the math the world wants him to learn and this old school math is the math that can make him money. Common Core math actually slows down their thinking. There is a metal business that wanted to hire the young, but they cannot pass their basic math test. These businesses don't know about the common core math, but they do need people that can do math on the go. Not the common core stuff that put our math students in the lower math brackets.
As for social things sign him up for different programs and also let him learn negotiation and sales techniques. Anyone that knows his negotiation and sales techniques will have better social skills than those who do not. Plus even if he does not get into negotiation and sales he can use those techniques in getting a job at an interview or use those techniques in his own business.
You're not alone. I started homeschooling my son in March after years of trying to negotiate with his schools to follow his IEP properly. There are homeschooling groups that conduct field trips depending on your area if you are concerned about socialization. There are also the after school programs and activities like you describe. The school does not have the right to co-parent and go against your wishes. There are so many things that I get to teach my son that the school will not. Philosophy, religion and computer programming are only a few examples.
My wife @ch4nel and I homeschool our children. I was also homeschooled. You know better than the school what is best for your son. From the other comments, it looks like you've received a lot of positive responses about homeschooling. I'd add my voice to that.
I wish you and your son well!
Homeschooling is a great chance to teach your boy philosophy too which is somewhat lacking in UK/US schools ... and having Greek roots yourself this is soooo important for him in later life! Here are 5 reasons why you should consider it. P.S. I can help you with Schopenhauer & Hume - those non-Greek philosophers can be v.tricky! ;) UV/RS!
Yes, my Part Greek background will help him either way but now I have these images of these schools and what I want to do but this is just in my head! You know where I come from!
One of the characters was based on my father-in-law and I wont tell you who but I will tell you he lived in all the seasons :)