Apr 6 2011: "Why do people keep thinking that socializing is best done with a small group of immature people in one age group?" It does not make sense. Our kids were socialized by being with people of all ages and nationalities. They have friends across all age groups.
Concur 100%. I grew up in Brick and Mortar Schools (60's-70's), but had more opportunities than most to "socialize" with a large stratification of world society. Participation in multiple sports, a variety of recreation, travel across the US, and working with my parents, at home as well as professionally, catalyzed interactions that would never have happened in the best of Brick and Mortar schools. My sons are receiving the same socialization format, and are consistently viewed as highly mature, introspective, and well educated.
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Concur 100%. I grew up in Brick and Mortar Schools (60's-70's), but had more opportunities than most to "socialize" with a large stratification of world society. Participation in multiple sports, a variety of recreation, travel across the US, and working with my parents, at home as well as professionally, catalyzed interactions that would never have happened in the best of Brick and Mortar schools. My sons are receiving the same socialization format, and are consistently viewed as highly mature, introspective, and well educated.