This is a running joke with our homeschool group this year....when my son attempted public school first grade at the beginning of this school year, I was informed by the teacher (and my son) that there was NO time for socialization....they had NO outside play time that was there's- other than PE, lunch was insane and the kids were not allowed to talk or they got in trouble in the lunchroom. So...we thought maybe he can socialize in the classroom...nope...his teacher did not do any kind of group or team work/projects..the kids were expected to sit in their seats listen to her directions/lessons and then complete worksheet after worksheet....so there was zero socialization. My son finally made a friend in class but he kept telling us that he could never ever talk to her because they are never allowed to talk to each other. We heard the same thing over and over from other homeschool parents....so in homeschooling, my little guy has 100% more socializing then he was ever allowed in School
