One of the many reasons my family decided to homeschool is because of serious reminders like these.
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We are taught, as Muslims, to be careful who we sit with, take knowledge from and so on.
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So how then can we send our young children away 5 full days a week at the least from as young as 1 years old all the way to minimum 18 years old to environments we have to be absent in and have little to knowledge of what takes place socially and educationally?
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On top of that, we still have the role of raising them when they are home and for many will need to work even harder to undo any damage done out of home. May Allaah protect us all from that. There’s also the concern about what goes on in between the journey to and from public schools.
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Alhamdolillah. I worked as well as studied for many years in the social care environment. People are sociable creatures and nobody needs to be be forced into an environment where there are people just to learn social skills. What this only does is just provide exposure to people whether good or not.
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Imagine, people used to (and still do) go to the masjid to study and meet people. A beautiful place to socialise a child if they are upon the haqq!
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I say worry less about how much exposure our children get of other people, and concern ourselves more with who they sit with, listen to and enter upon etc
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Allaahu aalem.
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May Allaah make us righteous parents and our children the coolness of our eyes!
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Sadly, Homeschool and socialising is very misunderstood by many. Especially by those who have little to no knowledge or experience of what homeschool actually offers.
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If you want your child to be ‘socialised’, then all you need to do is allow them access to any people anywhere without boundaries; online, offline; school, out of school classes/clubs/centres, shopping centres, parks, museums and just about anywhere you can get access and exposure to people.
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If you prefer that your child socialises with a purpose in mind then realise that goals and boundaries need to be put in place for the benefit of socialising, and to learn proper socialising skills that are necessary for life and well-being in shaa Allaah.
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In other words, school alone does not teach a child all the necessary social skills they need for life. It doesn’t teach one how to behave with scholars, rather, sitting with scholars does. It doesnt teach one how to sit at a masjid, a masjid does. It doesnt teach one how to be dutiful to parents, home does. It doesnt teach one how to prepare for the bigger world outside of the social and cultural expectation set at schools...you get my point!
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So, if you homeschool, take advantage of your goals and boundaries to raise and protect your family. If your child goes to school, remember tarbiyyah does not stop there. You still need to have a plan and a set of boundaries in place to protect your family while away from you!
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May Allaah make us righteous parents and our children the coolness of our eyes!
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