Monday, February 26, 2007

The Myth of the Socialization Myth

Looking for evidence that homeschooling hinders socialization . . . I can't find anything out there!

I found one real study that was done in 1994, but that study failed to find all the socialization problems that were expected with homeschoolers. The article ends with, "At this point, more research on home schooling is necessary--what we have is inconclusive . . ." They didn't find what they were looking for, so they'll keep trying until they find it, I guess.

I see all kinds of articles from homeschoolers debunking the socialization myth, and posts and message board entries saying that socialization isn't the big problem they say it is . . . so, who are these homeschoolers talking to? What articles are they debunking? Who is the "they" who claim that socialization is an issue with homeschooling?