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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]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.[/quote]

My brother has spina bifida.  While his physical problems were largely fixed with a series of surgeries, he has a host of learning disabilities and a quirky demeanor.  He is physically awkward, and when you first meet him, you assume he is mentally limited, due to his mannerisms and manner of speech.

Actually, he is quite brilliant, and an extraordinarily gifted musician and composer.  He is also gregarious, funny, loving, and hardworking.

My mother homeschooled him through high school.  He is now attending college with a double major in music and computer science.  His learning disabilities make his academic life a challenge, but in the subjects that he loves, he sails through effortlessly.  And he has great friends from the music scene.

If he had gone to school, he would have been mercilessly teased and tormented and misunderstood.  He would have been defined by his limitations, rather than seen as a whole person.

My mom gave him the greatest gift by teaching him at home:  the freedom to be himself.  He did not have to be beaten up, shunned, or teased to grow up.  Those trials would have gotten in the way of his future.

He was never isolated or "out of the mainstream."  He was able to be MORE mainstream because he was not shoved into some category by his same-age classmates or labeled by his well-meaning teachers.  He was able to just be himself.[/quote]

Spina bifida is not the same as seeming shy.[/quote]

But your bully kids will ruin both children's lives no matter what.[/quote]

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