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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do homeschooling parents who have always homeschooled realize some of their kids really need to work on waiting their turn and not monopolizing conversations or activities? I just started homeschooling my 4th and 6th graders. My kids can't stand going to homeschooling activities run through museums or other places where instructors try and teach and kids are supposed to listen and wait their turn to speak. Many homeschoolers are incredibly rude to the instructors and will not wait to be called on and will want to monopolize the instructor's time by not quickly answering a question and moving on. Or the feel the need to add their own commentary and their parents smile and look so pleased at how clever they think their kids are. I am seriously appalled at some of the behavior of these kids. Of course it isn't all of the homeschoolers but is enough to make these outings irritating. I noticed that it tends to be the ones who have never attended school so have never had to wait to be called on or never had to take turns while 24 other kids wait for the teacher to notice you.

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I have definitely seen some of this behavior, but then there are parents who think that their little angels are just the brightest little crayons in the box in all educational circles (I have heard plenty of eye rolling comments IRL.) I would cautiously even agree that it might be more prevalent in certain homeschooling circles, particularly when kids are not used to being in group learning settings. It is one of the reasons that I have sought out multiple instances for my kids to have exposure to group settings and learning from other teachers, ie various sports coaches, coop teachers, and music lessons.  I have observed our coop classes and hand raising is definitely enforced so I am not concerned about my kids.[/quote]

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