Updated on November 2, 2023 by Chelsea McCracken
“Some level of oversight would have really helped me because I think my parents would have felt compelled to keep up with my education far more than they did, and it may well have prevented my experience from… Read More
Updated on October 26, 2023 by Rachel Coleman
Last month, I dealt with the narratives that surround homeschooled elite athletes like Simone Biles, musical wunderkind, and homeschoolers who attend college early or gain admission to Ivy League schools. Like many other homeschooled students I knew, I… Read More
Updated on March 23, 2021 by Chelsea McCracken
“What about socialization?” The question often brings up unpleasant associations for homeschoolers—being judged for their lifestyle by a teacher or a doctor; a social worker threatening to break up the family. It is such a loaded question that… Read More
Tag: socialization
Sage N.: “My parents were clearly unprepared to be teachers”
Updated on November 2, 2023 by Chelsea McCracken
“Some level of oversight would have really helped me because I think my parents would have felt compelled to keep up with my education far more than they did, and it may well have prevented my experience from… Read More
Category: International, Testimonial Tags: alumni testimonial, child abuse, educational neglect, negative testimonial, socialization, testimonial
The “Unsocialized Homeschooler” and “Uneducated Homeschooler” Narratives
Updated on October 26, 2023 by Rachel Coleman
Last month, I dealt with the narratives that surround homeschooled elite athletes like Simone Biles, musical wunderkind, and homeschoolers who attend college early or gain admission to Ivy League schools. Like many other homeschooled students I knew, I… Read More
Category: Blog, News, Voices for Reform Tags: educational neglect, socialization
What about Socialization?
Updated on March 23, 2021 by Chelsea McCracken
“What about socialization?” The question often brings up unpleasant associations for homeschoolers—being judged for their lifestyle by a teacher or a doctor; a social worker threatening to break up the family. It is such a loaded question that… Read More
Category: Blog, Research Tags: Chelsea McCracken, socialization