I’ve posted on this topic before(“social skills”) but after reading a recent post, I thought I’d revisit it for a bit.

Created for HIS Glory, brought the whole “socially challenged” subject back to the forefront of my mind recently by directing her readership to a post by Kim C at Life in a Shoe (cute blog name by the way).  While I do not believe the whole notion that homeschoolers are “socially challenged”, I realize the need for awareness in this area.  This is a pretty good post on socialization and I recommend giving it a read.  I find it hilarious when I’m talking with public school parents and they say, “well, little Suzie is such a social butterfly.”  Or, some other “social” comment.  It’s hard to determine if the comment is directed at their belief that homeschoolers are “socially challenged” or if that’s just a way to ease any guilt or whatever they’re feeling.

I have a friend who says she’d be in jail if she homeschooled because she’d kill her kid being around him that much.  It’s a joke of course (not wildly funny in my opinion).  She wouldn’t harm her kid but that’s her “reasoning” for not homeschooling.  There are dozens more, most of which have nothing to do with a parent lacking the ability to actually teach their child.  What I have noticed is that a vast majority of the reasons parents chose not to homeschool fall in the “social” category.

Since I see the issue of socialization as something I need not be convinced of, my thoughts settled on other aspects of the above mentioned post.  Aspects, which to me warrant more research and prayer on my part before I can determine my belief system.  Obviously I’m “pro-homeschooling”.  This stance isn’t met with warm fuzzies from some, but that’s life right?  Not everyone will agree with your decisions.

It’s going to take me a bit to mull over and research what is running through my brain right now.