Won’t my child miss out on socialising with the other children at school?
A This is perhaps one of the greatest worries of people who do not consider home education as a viable option People who do home educate rarely give it a second thought. Families who home educate do not do so with the intention of isolating their children. Most home educated children have many and varied opportunities to get out and about, and meet a wide range of different people within the community. For some children, e.g. children with Asperger Syndrome, the enforced socialisation created by the school environment is actually part of the problem with school. These children are more comfortable when they can choose when to socialise and when not to, and when they are able to choose who they would like to spend their time with. The socialisation offered by schools is not always ideal. Many children encounter bullying in mainstream school because of their special needs. This puts them under great stress and in most cases they would benefit from a release from this stress. It is import
