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By: Principled Discovery » On socialization and learning where we fit in the world

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By: Principled Discovery » What are your reasons for homeschooling?

Principled Discovery » What are your reasons for homeschooling? — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:09:18 +0000

[...] I approach the socialization issue on this blog. My answer is probably the best summary I have for why we homeschool. The decision to start is frightening, or at least can be. I do not think I am alone in saying it [...]

By: Dana

Dana — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 02:50:57 +0000

Thank you, Headmistress, and welcome back!

By: Headmistress

Headmistress — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 02:34:48 +0000

Dana, you are so awesome…I just though I’d let you know! I learn so much from you…

And I love the new look…I take a little break, come back for a visit and WOW!

Anyway, great post, as usual. I look forward to getting caught up on all my PD reading!

By: Dana

Dana — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:11:09 +0000

Very true, Heather. I am not one who says it is impossible. After all, I was raised in a nonChristian home and went to public school. Somehow, I still ended up Christian.

Stan, that is surprising. You know one thing I wonder? If public school socialization is supposed to be about getting along with diverse groups of people, why is it that so many public schooled people think homeschoolers are “weird” and unsocialized? Shouldn’t “they” be able to accept and appreciate the differences?

Instead, it seems the same tendency to label and dismiss entire groups of people based on perceived differences or isolated encounters.

By: Stan

Stan — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:57:05 +0000

Good job.

My wife and I watched RV with Robin Williams the other day. If you haven’t seen it, you might enjoy it. One thing that was striking was this “odd” family who lived in an RV and homeschooled. The Munro family avoided them; they were weird. But in the end the writers of the movie went out of the way to point out that they were bright, well-mannered particularly good kids. Not what one might expect from today’s media.

By: Heather

Heather — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 12:08:31 +0000

This is beautifully put. In the world but not of the world is the goal and f our children are in Public school it is very difficult to keep them from becoming OF the world.

Amy Charmichael is a wonderful example of a missionary who brought Christ without the trappings.

By: Dana

Dana — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 05:02:25 +0000

Thank you, Christy.

And you are right, Julie. There is a lot about culture beyond food and dress. That is only external. There is an entire worldview behind it as well.

This always strikes me when I think of missionary work. I cannot imagine the challenge it is to bring the message of Christ into another culture. How do we introduce Christianity and not American Christianity? For many, their is little difference. I am not sure everyone would necessarily even see the problem with that notion. Or maybe I judge too harshly.

By: Julie@Shanan Trail

Julie@Shanan Trail — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 02:52:10 +0000

I have been thinking a lot about culture lately. One of the questions people commonly aks around international adoption goes something like, “How will you develop and maintain your child’s awareness of his/her cultural/racial heritage. I am always confused about how to answer that question. Because culture is more than learning about holidays/traditions, food and history. Your addition of family and language art hit the nail on the head and lines up with what I have been concluding.

How do I keep a person cultural Haitian when I intend to teach both children to speak English. Language brings values with it; I cannot teach my child a different language without teaching the values of the country that uses that language. Isn’t that why I prefer to use Webster’s 1828 Dictionary?

How can I take a child from an environment with little government infrastructure, poverty and industrialization and keep them culturally Haitian. I would have to assume that the technological advances (from cars, TV, computers, etc.) has had absolutely no effect on our country’s culture.

In my family, my children will learn through observation cultural norms regarding modesty, personal space, non-verbal communication, etc. These are all part of culture that are caught rather than taught.

Great post ~