LogFAQs > #895036635

i went to private and public schools as a kid. however i grew up in a really religious family and did a lot of church-related activities as a kid, so i inevitably crossed paths with a lot of homeschooled kids.

they were almost all universally weird. like they'd be nice, able to communicate and interact with people, etc but they always felt kind of off. in social situations they always just felt like they were a beat behind. it's kind of hard to describe but the kids always just stood out in this way where it seemed like they were trying to apply themselves to the social situation through effort rather than genuine ease with how it all works.

personally i think that people learn social skills through unstructured, unsupervised social activities. that's where you have to learn unspoken social rules, learn how to fit in, and how to balance being your own person and having a group identity.

it's cool that HS student parents will sign their kids up to play sports or join clubs with other HS kids, but i think this hardly prepares you for socialization in a real sense. it's one thing to play baseball with a kid and another to find yourself on the first day of college meeting your new roommate for the first time and realizing you have absolutely no way of relating to this person
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