“Homeschooling is a BAD idea!” by Mimi Rothschild

A person who did not agree enough with his/her own post to put his/her name, wrote on a Yahoo message board:

“Homeschooling is a BAD idea!     20-Aug-99 08:48 pm   

The basic necessities of a child’s education
include BOTH academics (i.e. reading, writing and
arithmetic) AND social development. Adequate social
development can occur ONLY if a child is allowed to interact
on an everyday basis with people outside of home,
including children of his/her age
group.<br><br>Homeschooling may provide the academics of education (i.e.
reading, writing and arithmetic), but it fails to address
the child’s social development. In other words,
homeschooling DEPRIVES the child of a very NECESSARY part of
his/her education. Parents who homeschool their children
are doing them a SERIOUS DISSERVICE!  

Many people believe that the type of “social development” that occurs in most schools is social abuse. In informal discussions with homeschoolers, it appears as though that the social environment in public school is one of the primary reasons they chose to homeschool. In those anecdotes, there is a consistent pattern of bullying, peer pressure towards drugs and “experimentation”, skewed value systems, foul language, and ofcourse violence.

3 Responses to ““Homeschooling is a BAD idea!” by Mimi Rothschild”

1. Justified says:

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   April 19, 2010 at 10:28 am

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3. Donna says:

   June 8, 2008 at 3:33 pm

   Homeschooling is not for everyone. I happen to be one of “those” moms who has made the choice to homeschool her children. I have met many moms who have said, “How do you do it? I couldn’t do that.” They all have their own reasons. But you shouldn’t make such strong comments, if you haven’t tried it for yourself. My children are not lacking in any way of being “socialized”. I have joined a support group, and we get together as many times as 3 times a week. My children play with their friends ALL THE TIME. As for your insight, who said it is normal or alright for another 6 yo to tell/show a 6 yo how to act. I personal have instilled manners and responsiblities into our children and therefore they do not act like children their age–they act better. We receive comments all the time at how well behaved our children are when we are in public. When we are at a park, some moms will come up to me and say, “I can tell you homeschool your children.”–that is a compliment to me. To me, I know my children better than any public teacher could ever possbile know them, and therefore, I know their weaknesses and strengths and I can help mold them and help them to grow in to healthy, mature adults. (As you can tell, this touches a nerve with me. Sorry for the sermon.)