Here’s a analogy I think of when I think of homeschooling. Most deaf people are also mute. This is because when they were learning to talk, they couldn’t hear what they were saying, so their brain could not correct mistakes in speech. This lack of a “correction mechanism” prevents them from speaking clearly later in life.
Socializing with peers is like a “Correction mechanism”. If you act like a loser or a weirdo, your friends will stop hanging out with you and you will quickly learn to change that behavior. If you homeschool your child, you will drastically reduce your child’s exposure to socialization a la the “Correction mechanism”. This tends to not be a good thing later in life.
Now, the conservative inside of me is cringing at the phrase “correction mechanism”. It sounds like some Chi-Com torture. But it makes sense to me.
I’m also sure some people will argue that being a “loser” is nothing to be ashamed of and that you should be yourself. This is bullcrap that parents tell their kids who are losers and feel bad about it. Come on, don’t you remember high school? Remember the nerds and dorks that everyone thought was wierd? Are those people to be celebrated?
