> It seems like a lot of people here at RinkWorks have been homeschooled. Well, okay, not a lot, but work with me here, I'm getting to a point. I've been wondering if home schooling is really a good idea... It seems to me that what public schooling may lack in textbook education, it more than makes up for in social education. I'm sure that by learning at home you could learn a lot more about English and Math and Physics, but I would think you'd be less informed when it comes to social interatcion, which most any job would require. So I come to the point of this post. Do you rinkydinks think that homeschooling is better than public schooling?
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> "Never let your schooling get in the way of your education" - Mark Twain
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> W"I tried to make that sound like a relitively intelligent post, but probably ruined it by incorrectly spelling relatively."es


I hate to give non-answers like, "It depends on the situation," but it really does. It depends on the home, the person doing the schooling and a million other variable factors. With home schooling, you miss a lot of social contact, but on the other hand, you miss a lot of crime, drug culture, profanity, bigotry, vandalism, -- the list goes on. I suppose the most important consideration is what you want from your education. Anyway you slice it, age 6 to age 18 is a tough period in you life. I suppose it builds character.

I just read in the paper that a former student of mine is running for mayor. He came up through the local public school system, and he seems to be doing all right.
Howard