| Going to a regular school is more than just | | | | with other age group people. Some seems to |
| education. School kids get to mingle with their | | | | have no social skills at all! This is indeed worrying. |
| peers and teachers and in the process acquire | | | | On the other hand, homeschooling children are |
| social skills that are important when they progress | | | | more aware of the implications and purpose of |
| into adult life. | | | | their learning. They are also able to make |
| Some critics have criticized that homeschooling | | | | intelligent comments and are more attentively |
| does not fulfill this aspect of education. Since the | | | | when studying. |
| child is studying alone at home, it does not give | | | | The studies concluded that public school goers |
| him/her the opportunity to pick up social skills. | | | | pick up bad influences from their peers while |
| Some critics even pointed out that homeschooling | | | | homeschooling children are shielded from such |
| children are less able to express themselves | | | | negative influences. |
| compared to the regular school goers. | | | | In my own opinion, homeschooling children are |
| However studies have shown quite the opposite. | | | | better prepared with the tools necessary to face |
| Public school children are put under fiercely | | | | the world. Being shielded from negative influences |
| competitive school environments. The net result is | | | | from their peers plus the positive influences from |
| that they lack the confidence to initiate or hold a | | | | parents will help them to be more versatile and a |
| conversation. They do not know how to interact | | | | more well-rounded individual. |