Post #6: Myth Number Two

       Homeschool Myth Number 2:  Homeschoolers are unsocial because they are never around people.  If you watched the first two videos I posted, most of these myths will not be very shocking.  My point in elaborating on them is to elaborate on different examples that help to prove the specific point and exemplify that there are more to his claims than just words.
    It is true...I will admit that many homeschoolers can be socially awkward and shy (possibly even including myself...) but if we're being honest, so are a lot of kids in public school.  The truth is, shyness doesn't really correlate to educational environment but rather more to personality and personal determination to reach out to people around you.  Granted, we all need experience to learn and grow and public school can offer that experience, but it can also be intimidating and draining to be constantly surrounded by so many people you don't know very well.  I mean, there are introverts in almost every environment, and being introverted doesn't necessarily mean you're socially awkward.  It just means that being around people for extended periods of time can be draining,  It's true, we do stay at home instead of going to a building full of unknown people every day, but on the flip side we have the opportunity to build relationships with our family and siblings, to take time for fun field trips or hang outs with friends, visit attractions and shop without mobs of people around, have basketball squad shoot-arounds (like we do on our outdoor halfcourt), sleep in if we had a late night, AND we didn't have to sit in a boring classroom all day (Not that all classrooms are boring-I know better than that).
   The conclusion to all of my points should always be that there are many pros and cons to every area of education, and each individual must decide for themselves what pros are most important to them personally.  My purpose is to provide you with the often overlooked and politically incorrect side of homeschooling, which I personally find the best for me.