Posts Tagged ‘philosophy’

Homeschooling and the Myth of Socialization

Monday, December 14th, 2009

One of the silliest and most annoying comments made to homeschooling parents is, “Aren’t you concerned about how your child will be able to socialize with others?”. What is being implied here is that the homeschooled child is some kind of introverted misfit who cannot relate to other people, children, and the outside world. In reality, most of the homeschooled children that I have known and met are not only outgoing, but polite and respectful, too. This is a sharp contrast to the public school children that I have known, who can’t relate to adults and whose behavior is rude and inconsiderate. Realistically, there are some exceptions on both sides.

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Educational Thought for the Day

Friday, December 11th, 2009

Having an open mind is not a goal or an end in itself. An open mind is also not itself a perfection; rather, it is a mind that is still searching — searching for objective truth, which is the true object of the intellect.

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