tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881402584568285627.post12041706030471690..comments2024-03-20T00:30:11.702-07:00Comments on Home Education Heretic: SocialisationSimon Webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10865289865412656573noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881402584568285627.post-6021242542746592512013-04-17T01:50:27.120-07:002013-04-17T01:50:27.120-07:00'If the parent won't do anything without h...'If the parent won't do anything without having a familiar gang around them, the child will feel the same.'<br /><br />Very true. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881402584568285627.post-64079146496555592062013-04-16T09:31:18.129-07:002013-04-16T09:31:18.129-07:00Yes, we've had very similar experiences. I thi...Yes, we've had very similar experiences. I think much of it is down to role modelling, rather than home education per se. I think if parents are open to new experiences and opportunities then their children will be too. If the parent won't do anything without having a familiar gang around them, the child will feel the same. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881402584568285627.post-52261579232414582672013-04-16T05:13:42.914-07:002013-04-16T05:13:42.914-07:00for once old worn out Webb is right!Peter found th...for once old worn out Webb is right!Peter found this that he could mix with any one due to his travels with chess visiting different country's mixing with all ages races along with his home education where we often went out and about filmed but not shown apart from the chess event. <br />Something the teacher at college remarked about his skills at socialization.<br />Good post Webb keep it up Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881402584568285627.post-66646973172200628082013-04-16T03:39:02.744-07:002013-04-16T03:39:02.744-07:00"... In effect, the children at school had be..."... In effect, the children at school had been conditioned to socialise with a group of thirty or so other young people, none of whom varied in age by more than twelve months. They were keen to mix with these children, but not with anybody who was slightly young or older. They certainly did not want to spend the day with strangers. This is in sharp contrast to many home educated children, who are used to mixing with unknown people of all ages; from toddlers and babies, all the way through to very old men and women."<br /><br />That's a good summary of the socialisation non-issue, Simon. HE children that have never met before (e.g., different HE groups coming together) often seem to engage well with each other, while different groups of school children - even of the same age - find it harder to mix; they're much more tribal. Ironically, it seems that the HE children act as the "social glue" in a mixed gathering of school and HE children.<br /><br />I've no doubt that there are exceptions, but the general trend seems to be clear.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881402584568285627.post-5214400417782501412013-04-16T03:28:44.367-07:002013-04-16T03:28:44.367-07:00Definitely agree, and would also make the old, old...Definitely agree, and would also make the old, old point that some children come to HE because the 'standard' socialisation model doesn't work for them so they wouldn't be conventionally sociable if they weren't HE. They'd just be miserable, overwhelmed and, almost certainly, bullied.<br /><br />My children view a room full of kids, or a standard birthday party as the innermost circle of hell. They like people in small quantities and doses and to have a clear escape route if necessary.<br /><br /> The adult world is a much easier place for children like mine,, so they tend to prefer it. That's fine with me. Imagine if your school days really were the happiest ones of your life? It's a very long anti-climax afterwards, isn't it?<br /><br />Atb<br />AnneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881402584568285627.post-53642905941194659782013-04-16T02:18:12.989-07:002013-04-16T02:18:12.989-07:00Oh, I agree. My kids were always up for an adventu...Oh, I agree. My kids were always up for an adventure like that. The awful thing is that many home educators I know seem to have the same attitude as school kids. They won't commit to a home ed event/visit etc unless they know their friends are going. Sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com