Can you be social if homeschooled?

Question

what are some advantages for a homeschooler being 'social'?

please give me as much info. its still for the debate like last time =]

Answer 1

Of course they can be!  Anyone can be social.  For example, once kids graduate from high school and are no longer in classrooms 8 hours a day with other kids, they are still social - they get jobs, develop hobbies, take outside classes, work out, and hang out with other people.

Homeschoolers pretty much skip the classroom process and go straight to real-life socializing...they get jobs, develop hobbies, take outside classes, work out, and hang out with other people.  :-)

The difference between homeschooled and classroom schooled kids is geography; one is in a classroom, the other is in a myriad of places every day.  They may be at home, at class, at work, at lessons, at a club, at the library, at the store, a museum or park, a friend's house...the list goes on.

I don't really know what you mean by advantages, do you mean is it *easier* for a homeschooler to socialize?  Well, that depends on whether they want to or not.  Some kids are introverted and would rather not be around tons of people, others love being around people.  A homeschooler's schedule is much more flexible, which can offer them more time to socialize, if they so choose.  (Not everyone does.)

Hope that helps :-)

Answer 2

No.

Answer 3

Sure, In my community there are lots of Home schooled kids. So there are things that you can do like there was Home school choir, And some mother plan field trips and there are other things too.

Answer 4

Yes, homeschoolers are often as much or more social than those in public schools. I'm not sure what you mean about advantages for a homeschooler being social? Like, is it more advantageous to socialization to homeschool? Or, what are the advantages to homeschoolers of socialization?

Obviously, it is advantageous for any person to be able to socialize to the point that they are comfortable and to the point that they can live a fulfilling life. For homeschoolers, homeschooling is advantageous to socialization because:

1. They can be social on their own terms.

2. Socialization doesn't come at risk of ignoring education or teacher (passing notes in class, being late or skipping class, etc)

Answer 5

It depends....

But there's not to many advantages of a homeschooler socially....

One you get to do work on your own time, so you can do things more....

But having friends and stuff, that's the downer....You can be as social as you want, but it's still going to be hard having friends and doing things with them....Everyone will disagree with me, but I can only talk from my experience....I'm very social (If you want to call it that) I do things at my church all the time, help feed the poor, ect.

However I don't really have friends, I mean I have I guess a couple "friends" But none of them I think really care, they all have there own lives, and I guess I'm just a little speck in there lives to them, can't really blame them though, it's hard having a friend you only see or talk to a couple times a week ....

The only people trust to be there for me (Friend wise) is the Priests at my Parish, haha! Isn't that funny?

So everyone will disagree with me, but there really isn't to many advantages of friends  from homeschool, socially it could be better, but not friends wise....

=)

Answer 6

This question, in some form or another is asked on a daily basis.  Answers range from annoyed with the repetition to very informative.  If you just run a search for questions on socialization and home schooling you will have enough material to debate from now until the world ends.

Answer 7

Of course I could go into a lot of detail about how you can definitely be social if you are homeschooled, but if you're talking about specific advantages for the purpose of a debate, I'll try to give specific answers.  :-)

1)  Homeschoolers don't have to deal with as much peer pressure at young ages because their parents have more control over who they hang out with.  Obviously, this can also be a bad thing, because you need to learn to deal with people you don't like.  But young children tend to hurt each other's feelings anyway... when they are homeschooled, their parents can teach them how to deal with conflicts, rather than some set-in-stone, school-approved way of dealing with conflict.

2)  Kids can be (and should be) given over to more peer pressure once they have already been adequately taught how to deal with it.  For example, it seems that most kids today are asked to drink to with peers starting in junior high or high school, when they are very concerned about fitting in.  I wasn't asked to drink until I got my first job at age 16, and by then, it was easy for me to say "no thanks."  It also helped that I had other homeschooled friends who had also been able to stay away from that stuff and were also non-drinkers.

3)  Homeschooling also allows kids to socialize in their own ways and in their own time.  Some people are outgoing, and some people are shy; in a pubic school environment, kids who are shy or "different" are often ridiculed or made to feel like outcasts.  When you're homeschooled, you don't have the constant pressure of a society that makes you think you have to talk, talk, talk and fit in with everyone else.  You are more able to be your own person and still feel confident about yourself, which builds self-esteem that helps you to be an independent thinker later in life.

4)  Homeschoolers are not limited to daily interaction with a certain age group.  While they definitely have access to children of their own age through youth sports, library reading clubs, etc., many homeschool activities encompass a wide range of ages.  Children learn that it's okay to communicate not just with kids in your own grade, but with kids of any age.  (I'm currently 22 and have friends whose ages range from 16 to 27.  I judge people by their intellectual maturity and personality, not by their ages).  There's not as much of that notion that older kids are better than them and younger kids are worse than them, because they were never taught this.

I'm sure there's more, but that's all I can think of for right now!

Answer 8

Go Places. Like church for example. You could go to places like the mall and meet people. You could even meet some one at the grocery store for all it matters. Just get out more, and eventually, dang you'll be hooked! good luck.

Answer 9

Not really, you lose social skils in homeschooling.

Answer 10

you can be social if you are homeschooled becasue, they can join club teams such as soccer or gymnastics. :D also i know someone who gets together with other homeschoolers in the area and goes on feild trips. i hope this helped cadi!

Answer 11

I homeschool my three children.  Since taking them out of school, they have had a lot  more opportunities to socialize.  Here are some of the things we do that children in school don't get the chance to do.

1)Once a month, we get together with three other homeschooled families and go to a seniors' home to read to senior citizens.

2)We attend climbing, skating, swimming, woodworking, creative writing and gym all during school hours.  The groups are varied in age.

3)We have monthly reading/performing meetings with two other families.  All ages of children are welcome to read their compositions or perform musically for the others.  There are ten kids of varying ages.

4)We have monthly days where a parent comes to talk about their work or even bring a group of kids to visit their work place.



I like that my kids are involved with people of all ages and not made to stay in their own age group.  I also like that all of our activities are finished during the daytime, leaving the evenings and weekends open for family stuff.

Answer 12

I was home schooled throughout high school, and i regret it to his day. I didn't get to experience the things I should have which would have gotten me to be aware of who i was, and how peers actually interact.

I did do volunteer work, and than i got a job at 16, but it wasn't enough. I mean, I'm completely fine in any social setting, i'm not awkward or weird or boring in anyway.. in fact half the time i'm a   total clown who loves attention, but it's all in who you are to begin with.. Socialization is extremely necessary growing up, and if it can't be done at school, taking classes, joining groups,volunteering, doing things that still keep you out there and with people your own age will be just as effective in learning.

Answer 13

My six children are very social.  They are well mannered, respectful, and very confident.  The only drawback might be that they  sometimes have a hard time with their cousins or other neighborhood children.  Their lifestyles, education, and morals are completely different from our family.  My children are often baffled by the behavior of these other children as far as aggression, vulgarity, and just plain foolishness.  In some ways my children are more naive, in other ways more mature.

Answer 14

I go to school only one day a week. I am a very social person,but it is kinda hard bot seeing my firends all the time.So i try to see them everyweeked,but just dont forget about them!....lol..

Answer 15

Kids that are homeschooled aren't locked in a closet. They do their school work (which only takes half as long as it does for kids in regular school because they go at their own pace and don't have to wait for the rest of the class to catch up) and then they are free to do whatever they want. Most homeschooled kids are part of a group or network that plans field trips and outings, just as regular schools do. Or the homeschooled kids can do volunteer work in their community and make a positive contribution to their community while they socialize. They can play on athletic teams, take part in cultural activities - in short, they can do whatever kids in regular school do and often, because of their flexible schedules, they can do more socializing than regular school kids can do.

Answer 16

you know, it really depends on if the PERSON is social. if they're a social butterfly, they will be no matter how they receive their education. if they're a bit of a wallflower, they would be either way. school itself isn't social, it is a person actively socializing, which for some people is much easier at a public school. and for some people, it's easier if you're homeschooled.

Answer 17

Yes.  You can be social if you are homeschooled.

I don't know how to give you information because to me, this is a 'no brainer'...the answer is sooo easy.

To me, this question would be equal to saying "can you be social if you live in Nevada" or "can you be social if you are an only child".    

Yes, Yes, Yes.  You can be social if you are homeschooled.

Answer 18

if you take them on field trips to taco bell and see their future jobs