Monday, July 01, 2019

Quick to Judge

Many people are quick to say that homeschooled children are socially awkward. I know this bc I’ve actually been one of those. 
What those people fail to consider is that socially awkwardness is more of a personal trait. Kids that are socially awkward will be exactly that whether they’re in public school or in home school. The difference is that in public school they will be labeled, excluded, made into the object of mean comments, chants and jokes, bullied, and made to feel bad about themselves. And they will go through life with those bitter memories and stigma of not fitting in. I know this bc I’ve actually been one of those. 
While in homeschool they will have the freedom to just be who they are and the unbridled support of the people who believe in them the most. 
Both kinds of children might grow up to be successful adults. One of them will not have to deal with bitter memories of social ostracism.