I recently learned homeschooled students actually perform the same or better on standardized tests than their peers. It makes me wonder if the benefits outweigh the drawbacks.
I'm not sure where I stand on that. I do feel like socialization is important and kids who are homeschooled may lack socialization.
That's very true. Socialization is a kind of learning as well, it helps you feel connected and aware of social and cultural norms
Definitely. My niece actually was homeschooled for a few years, but only after she reached middle school. It was her choice.
Do you think by avoiding socialization in school in those years that your niece missed out on learning any norms or ideology?
I don't feel like she missed out. By middle school, she already had a group of friends established and she still got to see those friends after school hours and on weekends.
involve institutions such as the family, childhood friends, the educational system, and social media. All these agents influence the socialization process of a child that they build on for the rest their life. These agents are limited to people who immediately surround a person such as friends and family—but other agents, such as social media and the educational system have a big influence on people as well. The media is an influential agent of socialization because it can provide vast amounts of knowledge about different cultures and society. It is
sort of, like, stark. It's funny and sad at the same time... I also just think the relationship to nature with me (that) Tove Jansson has. That's very important to me... What I also like is it's sort of more about the characters than their belongings, so it's sort of about timeless stuff... Everybody's allowed to be as eccentric as they are. And I think maybe when I was reading this for my kids when I'm grown up, I actually noticed some