Birds of a Feather Fly Together

Please stop saying how important “socialisation” is for children and how that’s the important thing about school! My beautiful homeschooled (unschooled) friend messaged me today with yet another mention of this common misconception from a nosey stranger when learning of her homeschooled child.

Do people even KNOW who they’re sending their children to school to “socialise” with??? I mean STOP, pause and PONDER THAT for a moment! Just a moment! Do you know that old saying “Birds of a feather fly together”? Well I feel it comes in very handy right about now! First…the teachers firmly insist that class is NOT for socialising! Children must wait until the bell rings to say it’s lunch time to be free to chat (with their mouths full;)

I love the birds of a feather saying, because it’s a stark reminder of just how influential the company you keep can be! And besides, why on earth would you want to send a child to school for the sake of being “normal” and like everyone else? I for one, don’t actually care for that! What is normalised for your family, is not what is normalised in mine and that to me is perfectly ok, in fact honouring of nature…in being perfectly uniquely “you”, true to YOUR family!

See this socialisation thing bothers me. I want to play a part in the company my child keeps while so vulnerable and young because you don’t get that time back! When you send your child to school, you have zero control over who they are surrounded by each day for the most part of the week and year/s! Get your head around that!

When you are living life WITH your children, you can be there to help them understand the world, digest it, unpack it and process it in ways that prevent your children from carrying subconscious baggage from unknown sources that potential hinder their confidence and clarity.

I just thought I would bring this up, because I for one have had enough! The “socialisation” concept of schooling is like the herd immunity concept for vaccination! It’s nonsense! What if…I don’t want my children to become immersed in what is now becoming so normalised? What if I want something else for my children? What if my vision is vastly different for my children to that is society’s definition of “normal”?

Ponder that for a moment. Would love to hear your thoughts on this!