Re:Homeschooled with MIT courses at 5, accepted to MIT at 15
by losvedir on Wednesday November 18, 2015 @12:38PM
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> homeschooled kid lacks good social skills
Definitely not the case, and I wish this tired cliche would go away already.
My homeschooled sister is far more social than I am (I did the normal school thing), although we're both fine at it. Homeschoolers probably have a lot more realistic socialization opportunities, as it's all based around common interests and skill levels, just like the real world, rather than being packed together with a bunch of people whose only trait in common with you is their age.
Definitely not the case, and I wish this tired cliche would go away already.
My homeschooled sister is far more social than I am (I did the normal school thing), although we're both fine at it. Homeschoolers probably have a lot more realistic socialization opportunities, as it's all based around common interests and skill levels, just like the real world, rather than being packed together with a bunch of people whose only trait in common with you is their age.