But What About Socialization? Answering the Perpetual Home Schooling Question: A Review of the Literature (Paperback)

by Susan A. McDowell (Author) "This is a highly logical question with, perhaps unfortunately, more than one correct answer..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews

Review
"Fantastic – very readable and very helpful. I wish I’d had this book when I first started home schooling!" -- E.B., home schooling mother

"This book is a great help to any homeschool parent who has ever experienced angst over the 'socialization question.'" -- Dr. Brian D. Ray, President, National Home Education Research Institute, Salem, OR

"Very readable. Indeed, sprightly and well focused." -- Dr. Robert Crowson, Professor, Department of Leadership, Policy, and Organizations, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

Product Description
"But What About Socialization? Answering the Perpetual Home Schooling Question" uses hard research, facts, and home schoolers’ experience to answer questions and counteract myths about home schooling and socialization. In this remarkable book, Dr. Susan McDowell presents a comprehensive look at this key issue in home education, and addresses many topics, including:

· Just What Is Socialization? Looking at the Multiple Meanings Behind the Question
· Voices From the Front: What Home Schooling Parents, Authors, Leaders, and Home Schooled Children Have to Say About the Socialization Issue
· What Does the Research Have to Say? A Detailed Look at More than 20 Research Studies.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 130 pages
• Publisher: Philodeus Press (January 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0974407801
• ISBN-13: 978-0974407807
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #652,821 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very encouraging, July 13, 2005

By	Michelle L. Montgomery "Shelz in New Hampshire" (Nashua, NH) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Have friends or family members been bothering you about the socialization question? this book is a quick and easy read. no grandparent who has time to complain about your decision to homeschool will have any excuse not to read through this book. buy several copies and hand them out.

Also if you find yourself questioning your own decision to homeschool because of other people's attacks regarding socialization then this book will help to remind you that you are doing the right thing. Ultimately it will be your comfort and confidence that will convince people to stop attacking your decisions. if you are wavering on the issue then people will sense that and swoop in for the kill. If you are confident however then people will sense that too and they will begin to question their own ignorant ideas about socialization. Another good socialization book is "the socialization trap" by Rick Boyer which deals more with the negative aspects of socializing kids in the age segregated environments so common in modern institutional school settings.

As a homeschooling mom of two I say stop letting people get away with ignorant remarks about how your child will be socially deprived if they are homeschooled. Do the research and be ready to point out that in fact your children will be BETTER off socially than their institutionally schooled counterparts.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT BOOK!!!, March 2, 2004

By	"thankyou11" (Elgin, TN United States) - See all my reviews

I'm a home schooling mom and I found this book to be a great help in several ways. It was an encouragement to me, and something tangible that I could give to friends, neighbors and family to show them that there are lots of us out there and that we're doing an excellent job in raising and teaching our kids! I highly recommend this research book.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing book!!, February 1, 2008

By	Mae Simpson "Christina Simpson" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

As a homeschooled child, age 15, I bought this book because I am currently writing a research report on the benefits of homeschooling. As a high school homeschooler, I am often faced with the question: "What About Socialization?" asked repeatedly by my friends, public-schooled peers, and even members of my immediate family! When I bought this book and read it, I felt like throwing it at every person who has ever asked me that question. This is an amazing book that tackles the issue used against homeschooling and turns it into a well-researched review of what socialization truly is and how it is yet another benefit of homeschooling. So, really, even if you are just curious about this subject, BUY THIS BOOK. It is worth 120 pages of your time.