Socialisation. What about socialization? Studies show that homeschooled kids are on par or even academically superior to traditionally schooled children. But the question always remains, "What about socialization? " Of course, it is easy to imagine homeschooled children as sad and lonely social misfits, stuck at home without anyone to socialize with. But this is far from the truth. Author of The Well-Adjusted Child: The Social Benefits of Homeschooling Rachel Gathercole explains, "It seems intrinsically obvious that homeschoolers must be socially deprived. The social benefits of homeschooling But if homeschooling is not what people imagine it to be, then what is it? Homeschooled children have equal, if not more, opportunities to participate in meaningful socialization. Homeschooled children enjoy homeschooling Adults can extol the virtues of any educational method all day long, but what do homeschooled kids think about homeschooling? Where can homeschoolers connect with one another?
Relationships. Personality Tests. Documentaries. Self Control. In a life-or-death situation, human beings are capable of incredible feats of bravery and self-control . One of the most remarkable ever recorded was that of Leonid Rogozov, the medic at a Soviet Antarctic research station who was forced to remove his own appendix. I write about the incident at some length in ; to my delight, I've discovered that Rogozov's son has recently published a paper providing even more details on the case. The more I learn, the more incredible it seems. During the late ‘50s and early ‘60s, the Cold War took on new and more literal meaning as the United States and Russia expanded their rivalry into the heart of Antarctica.
For the small crews eking out the winter in remote stations were more isolated than if they had been in outer space: once the winter darkness descended, they would be completely isolated for months, with no way for anyone to get in or out. The new paper by Rogozov's son quotes the elder's diary: "I did not sleep at all last night. Internet= Sharper brain?