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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DC is not homeschooled, but I do think that for some families it can be the right answer. I do have some questions for the homeschoolers out there though, just b/c I'm curious. When your DC gets to college, how do you send transcripts in? Obviously you do, and obviously children are accepted into very good schools, just wondering how those assessments work. Also, I know many have stated that bullying and shyness or "fitting in" seem to be a pretty common theme. How do you deal with this as your DC gets older in terms of eventually moving on to either HS (for those who mainstream then) or college?  Are there special science classes that you can send homeschoolers to so that they have access to lab equipment for experiments? TIA[/quote].

Regarding the negative socialization aspect:

Home schooled kids don't have to wait to go to an institutional school to experience bullies, jerks, cliques, mean authority figures, etc.  They are out and about plenty, and difficult social situations are part of life.

But whether high school or college is the first taste of just how mean kids (and adults) can be, at that point, most homeschoolers know who they are and are more equipped to deal.  And even if the transition is hard, all those unmolested years are a gift in themselves.

My siblings were floored by how petty, materialistic, vicious, shallow, foul-mouthed, and vapid their classmates were...since I was never home schooled, I never saw those aspects of teenagers as strange.  My siblings were comfortable in their own skin, though, and made their own way.

For me, well, after a childhood of being tormented by my (private school) classmates for being a different race and the smartest kid in the class, I moved on to a public high school where I was despised for my grades and hated for the fact that I did not drink, do drugs, or have sex.  Then I was raped shortly after I turned 15, and my life spiraled down into the depths of despair.  I was suicidal, and my classmates thought I was good for a laugh.

I will not apologize for giving my beautiful, multiracial, intelligent daughters the great gift of freedom to live with self-assurance, confidence, and joy.  I will not cringe because my girls are clueless about how vile girls and boys their age can be.  I celebrate the fact that they LOVE to learn and have no idea they should hide their zest for life.  And that they love each other so much.

The day will come that my kids will be plunged into the muck ( and exhilaration) of the "real world.".  Hopefully, I will have done a good job as a parent in forming their character.  But I am thrilled that we are able to give them the gift of homeschooling for now.

Another benefit to waiting before serving them up as lambs among wolves?  They will all be experts in jiujitsu by then ;)[/quote]

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