Home-schooling Does Not Hamper Socialization
Posted By drlaura On May 22, 2008 (12:00 am) In Home-Schooling
One of the criticisms lobbed at the home-schooling community/movement is that home-schooled children are being shielded from diversity and a multitude of challenging influences which will ultimately handicap them in their ability to function in the “real world.” In other words, “How will these children function in our diverse, multicultural society when they are raised in a setting with monolithic views and beliefs?”
Research examining home-schooled students’ academic achievements have consistently found that they score higher than the national norms on standard achievement tests. So the only grenade left to throw at home-schooling parents is that they are hurting their children...
Read the ENTIRE Article at: http://www.drlaurablog.com/2008/05/22/home-schooling-does-not-hamper-socialization/
Article taken from Dr. Laura's Blog - http://www.drlaurablog.com
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