Homeschoolers get asked this question the most frequently by those either ignorant to or opposed to homeschooling. Sadly, we sometimes get fellow homeschoolers asking us the same question too!
Here are 3 links to Gena Suarez‘s (Publisher of The Old Schoolhouse Magazine) Blog on the topic of socialisation. She writes far more eloquently about it than I ever could.
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I would also recommend that you read Rick Boyer‘s The Socialization Trap. It addresses many questions that public-schooled graduates often have.
Let’s not get intimidated!
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I’m impressed by the home-schooling system, but I noticed that they are mainly American-based curriculum. How do you ensure that the curricula taught is in sync with MOE’s standards? How about exams? And to what age are they home-schooled till?
You can get your curriculum from anywhere 🙂 One can even use the exact same curriculum put up by the MOE and use it for one’s hs! But most homeschoolers use those from the US since the US has the most “matured” hs movt and it has many Christian hs materials.
Our curricula HAS to fit with MOE’s requirements since it is the governing body issuing exemption from public schooling.
If you go to MOE’s website, the details are all there 🙂
How long one chooses to hs is entirely up to the parent and child.
I hope this helps.