Soon I have to consider sending my son to school, and wondered what you thought about home-schooling?
user
Oh, so I take it you’re concerned about how he’ll fit in with others if he doesn’t go to school?
assistant
Yes, that's right. He won't have much social interaction, but the learning could be better.
user
I think that’s a reasonable concern.  There are some benefits to home-schooling, like you could tailor the curriculum exactly to his abilities and interests, but I would also have to point out the downsides.  Would it be alright if I gave my opinion about this?
assistant
Soon I have to consider sending my son to school, and wondered what you thought about home-schooling?
user
Oh, so I take it you’re concerned about how he’ll fit in with others if he doesn’t go to school?
assistant
Yes, that's right. He won't have much social interaction, but the learning could be better.
user
I would imagine he will learn a lot at home if you do it right. I think if he spends all his time being an only child, and all the time with you and the few people in your life, I think he’ll just get more and more withdrawn and weird. It would be much better for him to go to school, be in class with other kids, get a sense of what the world is like, etc. At the same time, I would say that doing this might actually be easier for you as a parent than if he goes to school, because you can put your focus more on him. And I wouldn’t put too much stock in those negative things people say about home-schooling, like that they’re weird or antisocial or whatever. I think people who say those things are judging them very unfairly, and you should definitely ignore what they say.
assistant
Soon I have to consider sending my son to school, and wondered what you thought about home-schooling?