School isn’t for socializing?
This is mostly for public school teachers. Why do public school teacher tell their students that school isn’t for socializing, and then raise concern that homeschoolers are missing out on the socializing in public school? I’ve heard several of the public school teachers in my church complain that their students think their in school to socialize, and that they can’t get them to focus on the academics. Then on other occassions, the same teachers suggest to the homeschooling parents that our kids don’t get chances to socialize, and are missing out because they aren’t in public school. We just point out the tutorials, co-ops, and other activity groups we’re involved with to counter that argument.
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Students are in school for about 6-7 hours a day. I wouldn’t expect anyway to not talk for that long. There is a time and place for everything. Students should not be socializing while a teacher is giving instruction or during independent quiet work times because it can be disruptive and rude. However, good teachers should plan activities that allow kids to socialize. I teach elementary school, so I understand that it can be different from high school. But my kids are able to talk to each other for the first 15 minutes as everybody is coming in to class, 30 minutes of lunch, 20 minutes of recess, and the last 10 minutes during pack up time. During the rest of the day they have a 45 minute block of time while they are working on independent activities that can be completed while quietly talking to friends. During this time I am working with small groups, so as long as they are getting their work done and aren’t too loud they are allowed to socialize. If I find that they are not completing their work or getting too loud I will have them stop talking. But I rarely ever have to do that. I also plan a lot of group activities throughout the day that encourage talking about the material being learned. I have found that these things have helped in keeping kids quiet and focused during those times in the day when they need to be.
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Teachers are not telling you what it is they really mean. School is for socializing, however it’s for developmental socialization. As children (or teens) there is a developmental stage that all go through in order to function in a society (once they are out of school and into college). the ones who are homeschooling are missing the basic socialization skills needed to be what’s known as an active member of society. if you look at alot of homeschooled kids you will soon see that they may not be able to have the friends you will have, or go and do the things school kids do (play at the playground, goto the prom, etc.etc.).
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School IS for socializing, just not during lessons. Imagine a sports team trying to win a game while teammates are chatting about their weekend!
There’s a time and a place for socializing. Would you want to be talking to your best friend on Saturday and have a math lesson break out? Everything has it’s place.
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they say that because kids talk while they’re trying to teach. what they mean is lesson/teaching time is not the time in school to socialize! any free time and lunch recess all that jazz is for socializing! kids can socialize too much when they communicate while a teacher is talkin or any authority figure or when your supposed to be workin, know what i mean?
but the original purpose for schools im pretty sure was just for education. gettin a better social life goes without saying 😛
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I think that we are talking about different meanings of socializing. When we say school isn’t for socializing, we mean that when it is time to study and learn, that is what you are to be doing, For some students, like my son, he goes to public school for the socialization. Socialization is more than sitting and talking to your friends. Socialization is how you approach certain situations. I view this question as just an excuse for misbehavior.
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