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[quote=Anonymous]I don't personally subscribe to the idea that people are either completely introverted or extroverted, but sure, I'll bite.

My kid -- 11yo boy -- is happy with DL. He claims to want to return to normal, but he also claims he likes learning at home. He has excellent grades this year and the work has not been a cake walk.

He finds it easier to focus and work in his home environment, which is far less chaotic than school. Additionally, he doesn't often need additional academic help understanding concepts. He does need writing edits and reminders about how to study, but he does not struggle in school. I actually think the adjustment to middle school for him has been improved with DL, because he's been able to tackle some of the organization stuff at home, and can ramp up when he returns.

Socially, he is not a very extroverted kid, in the sense that he is not always out and about and is not engaged in 600 activities with sleepovers each weekend. He has friends for sure, but often prefers to hang out at home. He likes playing sports with them, taking walks or going to bonfires with a few friends, and "talks" to them daily or multiple times daily via video games or the computer or texting. We check in about this often, and he insists he is socially content.

So DL works for us, and I suppose my kid is more introverted than extroverted, as are we are parents.

But I do not think that is the REASON some kids like it and others don't. Tons of kids hate DL but are still in pods or playing sports or running around their neighborhoods unchecked.

I think the main factor with whether kids like DL not are whether to not the kids are able to be successful academically without much strife or intervention, and how old the kids are (6 year olds need far more play, where as older kids really do need and often benefit from quiet time to focus!). 
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