Why I am against Homeschooling

[hbmom36]

I wanted to add something about this wonderful concept of "socialization." Three nights ago, I allowed my son (age 3) to play outside with the neighbor boys (ages 3 and 5). I wasn't wild about these kids, but Bruce wanted to play outside on his tricycle so I allowed it. Ten minutes later, I had a feeling I should check on him. The older boy had put his own tricycle in front of Bruce's, so he couldn't move. The younger boy was yanking my son's pants down and trying to shove a stick in his shorts. When I sent the little monsters home, the younger kid hit Bruce on the back and said, "You can't come to my house again!" Lovely!!
Now my kid is just as rough and tough as any boy. He's strong as an ox. He makes friends very easily, and as I said before he is comfortable with adults as well as kids of any age. He's also very gentle and sweet, and the concept of assaulting a playmate is absolutely foreign to him. The little creeps who did this to him are "socialized." The older one goes to preschool full-time during the school year. He's a vicious little boy. That's "socialization" for you!!

[momo3boys]

Wha the children did to your son is horrible and it goes to wondering what the parents of this child are doing for or to him for him to behave like that. Especially for them to pull his pants down. We live in a scary world, and unfortunatley we have to defend our children from other children like this.

[AnnetteR]

Like I said, schools don't teach socialization; that's a job for parents but many seem to think it's taught in school. It's not surprising though, after all, we are told that are children need to attend preschool in order to learn to socialize so it's no great leap to believe that socialization is going to be taught.

[hbmom36]

[nwfn]

I would like to thank you, Against Homeschooling, for opening my eyes. I have been considering homeschooling for quite some time now, but through your posts here and in the Evolution vs. Creationism thread (boy, was that frightening! Thank God I'm an athiest!), I have come to see the light. Homeschooling is not the answer.

Instead I will do everything I can to improve conditions at the local public school or at the private school I've been considering. I will try to contribute to the improvement of society instead of throwing up my hands and sheltering my child from it. Thank you very much for your input

[Against Homeschooling]

[Theodore]

Anecdotal evidence isn't much use, but on the other hand, this isn't exactly an isolated incident - and one could debate that your posts are just as much anecdotal, and far less representative. Do you honestly think more homeschoolers hate being homeschooled than public schoolers hate being public schooled? If you do, then that's your opinion, but maybe you're in the wrong forum.

Also, while you're making good use of rhetoric, you're ignoring logic when you equate rejecting a situation with a high incidence of bullying to rejecting "the entire concept of friendship". Do you think bullying is the same thing as friendship?

[hbmom36]

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[AnnetteR]

[blackhorse]

[momo3boys]

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[hyperhomeschoolmom]