Unschool Socialisation: Making Friends, Being Different

It’s Saturday afternoon. I’m at home, settled in front of the heater, thinking about socialisation. Am I’m feeling sociable at the moment? No. I’m quite capable of socialising, but I’m happy sitting here alone with my computer. Actually, I often feel like staying home and not seeing people. And my girls feel the same way. I suppose part of this has to do with the fact we’re introverts. But some of it is due to the fact we’re isolated unschoolers. Now we’ve all heard people criticising homeschoolers for keeping their kids home: “But what about socialisation?” This is rather ridiculous because … Continue reading Unschool Socialisation: Making Friends, Being Different