Members daddyof2 Posted November 12, 2008 Members Share Posted November 12, 2008 I was homeschooled for the majority of my life and have no regrets. I am not a recluse or a loner by no means but am not a very outgoing person. My children on the other hand take after my wife who is very sociable. Am I doing my children an injustice by homeschooling? There is no way I could put them in the public school system, but at the same time private schools around the house are way out of my budget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Anon Posted November 12, 2008 Members Share Posted November 12, 2008 Can you join a homeschool group and get together with those kids? And then just be active in church as well...and maybe arrange "playdates" with other good families. Put them in a sports team maybe too...good way to be a witness in your community and give them some old fashioned sports practice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members deafnva77 Posted November 12, 2008 Members Share Posted November 12, 2008 I am public school child, and I never been outgoing either. Both my mother and I are not very sociable people and both of us went to public school (except my mother can hear, but she had crossed eyes so people teased her about that). I don't believe in the myth that school make children more sociable. In fact, school can make them less sociable if they have been teased and laughed at. It is more of a personality thing than anything else. Otherwise, my mother would have been comfortable talking to people, but she never had. She pretty much kept to herself. It's good that your kids are very sociable, so an afterschool activity (like sports) would help them alot. Most school kids are not really allowed to talk and socialized until lunch and recess anyway. Inviting a neighbor friend to play helps alot. I was more sociable with my neighbors than I was in my school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members war_eagle Posted November 12, 2008 Members Share Posted November 12, 2008 I was homeschooled for the majority of my life and have no regrets. I am not a recluse or a loner by no means but am not a very outgoing person. My children on the other hand take after my wife who is very sociable. Am I doing my children an injustice by homeschooling? There is no way I could put them in the public school system' date=' but at the same time private schools around the house are way out of my budget.[/quote'] I don't think so. Out of our five children, four of them are very outgoing and I believe homeschooling has been great for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators HappyChristian Posted November 12, 2008 Administrators Share Posted November 12, 2008 Do get involved with other things, if you can. Go to your public library and see if there are any programs for kids there. Have get togethers with kids from your church. Take your child out witnessing with you. As someone suggested, check into home school support groups in your area. Many times they have really neat things going on. But, no, I don't believe you are wrong in homeschooling outgoing kids! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John81 Posted November 12, 2008 Members Share Posted November 12, 2008 Homeschooling is great for them whether they are more introverted or extroverted. If they are outgoing, they will remain so. There are plenty of things they can do with others at church events and activities, community events, parks, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pep_3000 Posted November 30, 2008 Members Share Posted November 30, 2008 I know that homeschooling was not great for my cousin. When he was home schooled he would not talk to anyone. At family gatherings we would try to talk to him and he would not say much of anything. Know that he is in school (it is a private Christian school) he is much better. He will talk and is a really likable guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John81 Posted November 30, 2008 Members Share Posted November 30, 2008 I grew up attending public school but I was very shy and would hardly talk at all until my late teens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members trc123 Posted November 30, 2008 Members Share Posted November 30, 2008 I grew up attending public school but I was very shy and would hardly talk at all until my late teens. You are certainly making up for that slow start! :clap: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John81 Posted November 30, 2008 Members Share Posted November 30, 2008 You are certainly making up for that slow start! Lot's of ground to make up for! :Green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 I was homeschooled for the majority of my life and have no regrets. I am not a recluse or a loner by no means but am not a very outgoing person. My children on the other hand take after my wife who is very sociable. Am I doing my children an injustice by homeschooling? There is no way I could put them in the public school system' date=' but at the same time private schools around the house are way out of my budget.[/quote'] No, you are giving them a chance to be individuals without the pressure to conform that society of all types brings. If they grow up as individuals, they have a high probability of being leaders rather than outcasts. I was homeschooled all my life and had very limited social interactions until I graduated and got a job, but I don't think it did me any harm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members deafnva77 Posted November 30, 2008 Members Share Posted November 30, 2008 I know that homeschooling was not great for my cousin. When he was home schooled he would not talk to anyone. At family gatherings we would try to talk to him and he would not say much of anything. Know that he is in school (it is a private Christian school) he is much better. He will talk and is a really likable guy. Sometimes people outgrow their shyness. my public schooled cousin did. But she was shy all her life. And now out of her shells. .... for now. There is a chance that your cousin could go back to his old ways, especially once he is off on his own. Or he could be just like many kids out there.. once they hit certain age, they are outgoing as ever. i have seen many shy people who became more outgoing when they got to high school or college. I still think it is a personality thing. And a phase thing too if people outgrown their shyness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John81 Posted November 30, 2008 Members Share Posted November 30, 2008 Sometimes people outgrow their shyness. my public schooled cousin did. But she was shy all her life. And now out of her shells. .... for now. There is a chance that your cousin could go back to his old ways, especially once he is off on his own. Or he could be just like many kids out there.. once they hit certain age, they are outgoing as ever. i have seen many shy people who became more outgoing when they got to high school or college. I still think it is a personality thing. And a phrase thing too if people outgrown their shyness. I know I saw some rather shy kids come out of it during high school and even I was a little less shy around those I was familiar with, but still very shy around unfamiliar people. It really wasn't until I went to university that this aspect really began to peel away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lee-Anne Posted December 1, 2008 Members Share Posted December 1, 2008 Our son Zac has always been the quiet silent type. However, since bringing him home this year to homeschool he has come out of his shell and is much more confident and out going. It has been a real blessing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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