"...But what about socialization?"

rather he remained unsocialized." Answer Six-"I would love to answer your questions as soon as I can get my son's attention-right now he's talking to (Pick one) the grocery clerk, the museum docent, the librarian, the man who just parked his race car in the auto parts store's parking lot, the neighbor's gardener, the construction workers down the street, the mailman, the minister, the Sunday School Teacher, etc...." Answer Seven-"Before I answer that question, I have one for you. How many people do you regularly talk to at work, and how often have you participated with them in social situations? It's pretty much the same for your average school classroom.Most of the kids go their own direction after school, and don't interact much in a classroom where the teacher makes them all not talk to each other unless under strictly controlled conditions.The only kids being heard by your child are the ones who flaunt the rules and make lots of noise." The low numbers involved here cause many people to stop and take stock of how few people they interact with on a daily basis. Answer Eight-(Now this one is just rude, and I have been treated rudely!) "What, and have him end up like that Demon Seed that you call your child?" Answer Nine-"We've given up socializing him, and we are just now making progress in encouraging him not to cannibalize any more of his siblings!" Okay, maybe that's not so nice. My kids have had to put up with a lot of similar questions, strangely enough never from other kids. They mostly say, "Yeah, so what?" and they continue whatever kid thing they were doing at the time. I think it's interesting how parents teach their children to think home educated kids are somehow "wierd" or "strange". This interferes with everyones' socialization! Kids themselves couldn't care less how their friends are being educated. That's like discussing business during a fun vacation! Yuck! For the most part, I think the questioners also have parental guilt issues. My cousin's wife believes she is Super Mom, working full time plus raising her son and keeping a home. She was the most vocal opponent of homeschool, based on the non-issue of socialization. She seems comforted by the idea that a Separated Education is the way to go. She openly criticizes home education. What I disliked the most was when we had a family

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