Unlike many students, my first year of schooling was undertaken at home, rather than among my peers. My subsequent school years were spent in a normal school environment; However, I have often felt that this year at home, characterized by much less interaction with peers than I would have had if I had been enrolled in traditional school, had left me at a social disadvantage, or slightly behind the other children in terms of my performance. level of socialization. I was much shyer than other children who had already developed groups, friendships, who were much better at interacting with each other and generally seemed more outgoing than me. I often felt like an outsider, with feelings of self-consciousness and a lack of self-confidence, and furthermore, towards the middle of my elementary school experience I began to develop problems with general anxiety and separation anxiety from my parents, which only served to exacerbate the feelings I already had. Basing my analysis on chapter 4, Socialization, and chapter 16, Education, of the text, I will try to analyze the extent to which homeschooling affects children's socialization. This will be conducted through an exploration of the arguments presented by both those who believe that homeschooling is detrimental to children's socialization and those who believe that it actually offers advantages over conventional methods of education. Before the opposing arguments regarding the effects of homeschooling on children are discussed, a broader explanation of the interaction between children, school and socialization as deduced from the text will first be presented. As noted by Murray, Linden, and Kendall (2011:87), there is a growing awareness of the way in which… halfway through the paper… rent J. Langness, Sarah S. Pietig, Nicole L Stoffel, and Jamie L. Wyttenbach. 2002. “Socialization Skills in Homeschooled Children Compared with Conventionally Schooled Children.” Journal of Undergraduate Research 5:469-474.Lopez, Denise Haugen. 2005. “The Social Competence of Home- and Conventionally-Educated Adolescents: A Preliminary Investigation.” Psycho. D., George Fox University.Martin, Margaret. 1997. “Homeschooling: Parent Reactions.” U.S. Department of Education.Medlin, Richard G. 2000. “Homeschooling and the Socialization Question.” Peabody Journal of Education 75(1/2):107-123.Murray, Jane Lothian, Rick Linden, and Diana Kendell. 2011. Sociology in Our Times: Fifth Canadian Edition. Scarborough, Ontario: Nelson Thomson Learning.Romanowski, Michael H. 2006. “Revisiting Common Myths About Homeschooling.” Clearinghouse 79(3):125-129.