Homeschooling, should it be banned?  

True, they learn how to play, they get shot, they get pregnant, get involved with drugs, etc. We don'y hide our kids at home, two of them have jobs and interact just fine with public school friends. So if they are socialized, what would the difference be? ( i am considering taking them out of homeschooling by the way, so i do listen to thers opinions here.

Thank you, a very good answer. The question is, why do they need to learn to be street smart? I mean, none of them are stupid at all, very intellagent actually. Do you need to be thrown in the middle of the mire to have an understanding that you should stay out of it? ( By the way, I grew up street smart, so I've seen both sides).Street smart isn't always the best smarts if you will.

I agree. I think the problem is alot of parents should not be homeschooloing, as they really don't do anything. The kids in public schools get minimal attention at school and most seem to be latch key kids at home. I think public scool is being used by alot of parents as a baby sitter so the parents can have a career. Sorry, touchy subject I guess.

you are right a lot of parents SHOULDNT be homeschooling BUT how do you screen something like that...I homeschooled my children but we didnt do it in a structured fashion..I actually UNschooled them and for me personally (and my kids of course) it worked out beautifully...They decided to go back to school after a couple of yrs AND after movign to another country and they are both A students and on the merit and honour rolls...and as far as socializing goes they did just fine...Granted my daughter is somewhat of a loner but that has nothing to do with being homeschooled.

I dont think it should be banned but there should be some sort of FAIR screening or maybe monitoring of sorts in place...

I agree. One point you mad eyhat's intresting, my daughter, actually two of them are somewhat loners. Both do very well at their jobs around others, and very well with their close friends, but are what you might call loners. Is it a loner by choice, or are we effcting that by homeschooling? Intresting pattern though.