Home schooling deprives children of real-life situations that develop cooperation, problem-solving skills, and interdependence with their peers (Reich, 2002, 57). In the public school system, children are constantly exposed to social, cultural and gender differences that will teach them how to work and live in an ever-changing world. ... "Socialization begins at birth and continues throughout one's entire life span: It's not as much an achievement and accomplishment as it is a process socialization is unavoidable- (Penn-Nabrit, 2003, 69). ... Whether it was that I was lucky to have t...

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