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Homeschooling creates social boundaries for kids that are hard to break later in life. For example, when you are a teenager, your friends mean everything to you. They are like the ultimate air bag. They keep you entertained and provide you with a sense of security. If you put your teenager through the school system, it’s as if you are taking those friendships and experiences away from them. Homeschooled students do not receive many opportunities to keep and create good, strong friendships with other kids. (Home-Schooling-Today par. 1) “It takes a lot of effort on the part of parents to insure that their kids receive these opportunities” (Home-schooling-today 1). Community sports may be able to fill the void for young kids, but as a teenager, it’s hard to join sports teams, especially competitive ones. If a teen does get on a team, they may feel different and somewhat excluded from the team (Shaw). Putting children into the homeschooling system is not valuable to your child because they will lack socialization with their peers.