Social Skills and Homeschooling Myths and Facts.
j) Children do not respond well to large groups of people, they become overexcited, behavioral problems develop and learning becomes difficult. Some doctors such as Dr. Moore say that children are best socialized by parents. Kids do not feel like they need to look and sound and be like everyone else, and also he/she will display self-confidence, self-respect and self-worth in a better way interacting with parents more than with other peers. Finally, homeschoolers have blocks of quiet time alone, an oportunity to discover what they really love to do, not forgetting they also have groupal activities for example: visiting museums, beaches or participating at sports.
k) In the first sentences of the article, homeschoolers are presented as persons with no or fewer socialization skills than children who learn at school. The article uses the studies of two doctors, Dr. Moore and Dr. Patricia Lines, that demonstrate that image of homeschoolers is not true and ridiculous.
