We had such a good discussion with the first thread--although we were detoured a bit. This is just a topic I am curious about--not trying to determine one method being better than another--so please let's respect different opinions expressed here.

So based on what I read in the first thread I am now having some thoughts about the quality of relationships students form in homeschooling versus public schooling. In other words, perhaps the curricular content of what one learns in public school and homeschooling is similar (for the most part) but it's the actual *experience* that differs.

For example, some homeschooled posters mentioned having homeschool classmates. These relationships did not appear (to me at least, correct me if I'm wrong) to be very deep. The homeschool classmates did not seem to communicate or have the frequency of contact as public school relationships.

I just wonder if the quality of classmate relationships formed in the high school years (home school vs public school) had been officially researched by anyone.

I mean think of it this way.....how many of you that were public school have memories of talking about classes with your peers? I can't tell you how many relationships I formed or maintained just based on being in the same class with someone---we commiserated (sp?) together, studied together, passed together, failed together, did group projects together---it doesn't seem that that experience is the same from homeschooling. I wonder how that impacts the collegiate experience. Again, not trying to determine whether one is better than another- just trying to explore the subject a little. Also, I wouldn't limit the difference in experience to just socially- it's just that this was the example that popped into my head.

8/17/2008 1:57:21 PM

lounge plz

8/18/2008 12:18:01 AM

yeah, it's prolly a little more apropos--not that it matter all that much

8/18/2008 12:35:27 AM

It sounds to me like not only have you already drawn your own conclusions about homeschoolers and their socialization or lack thereof, but you apparently didn't read many of the responses from homeschoolers that you got in the last thread.

I'm gonna pass on this one.

8/18/2008 10:53:03 AM

This was definitely discussed in the other thread.

8/18/2008 2:42:27 PM

Lounge

8/19/2008 2:42:37 AM

or just the other thread. no need for a separate thread on the same topic

8/19/2008 7:35:25 AM