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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know of one woman who homeschools who's not a religious freak. However, her reason for homeschooling is odd, as she wishes to protect her daughter socially b/c she's extremely shy.

I find that odd, quite frankly.  How does a shy child benefit from being pulled out the mainstream?  I realize there are some interesting, enriching activities in which homeschoolers can participate.  But usually for these activities,  homeschoolers are surrounded by the same group.

I have no doubt that the non-religious homeschooling mom is smart.  She runs a home business and appears sane. But I still question her main reason for doing this.

Furthermore, while I, as an educator, recognize there are different teaching styles and methods, I do question whether or not these homeschooling parents recognize that being trained in strategies helps many students master content and skills.  While reading for pleasure is a goal, so is critical analysis.  How many "regular" parents are able to create (or find for that matter) [b]wonderful graphic organizers specifically created to help students analyze theme[/b]?  There is so much junk out there that unless someone is trained in content and content-specific methods, I doubt s/he can claim to be an expert.

just my 2 cents[/quote]

Is this part tongue-in-cheek?[/quote]

But obviously you're no educator, or you'd value different strategies, especially those used with kids who are visual learners.  Some are awful, but I'm certain that many homeschooling parents wouldn't notice the difference.  Nor do most have the background to teach upper level courses.  So where do kids go?  to public for a course or two (happens at my school) and to the internet [/quote]

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