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To: average joe who wrote (78894)	11/10/2003 1:50:11 PM
From: The Philosopher	Respond to of 82486

That's a legitimate concern, but addressed by most homeschool parents. Most schools allow homeschooled students to partipate on school sports teams, in drama or other after school clubs, etc. There are also lots of activities for youth, depending on where you are -- YMCA and YWCA, 4-H, little league, church youth groups, sailing clubs, pony clubs, and on and on. There are plenty of ways to build social interactions into the homeschool curriculum. And these activities can often be better monitored by the parents than school can. If the pony club goes bad, it's a lot easier to pull the child out of that than it is to pull them out of a bad school social environment.

To: average joe who wrote (78894)	11/10/2003 1:54:19 PM
From: Lady Lurksalot	Respond to of 82486

Actually, I remember a young kid (not my friend's) responding to your (and other's) concern by saying, "Hey, I've stood in lines at Disneyland and other places like that! I play sports too! Talk about learning socially acceptable interaction skills!" But levity aside, you point is well taken. And, yes, my co-worker is something of a religious nut, but a mostly likeable religious nut. That said, I take care to avoid getting into certain discussions with her.