Head teacher putting me on a guilt trip

[Sleepgrumpydopey]

So I've given notice to my DS school that he will be leaving juniors at the end of spring term to be home ed until secondary school. dS is book smart but quite uptight and stressy. I want the time to give him confidence and to chill out and do things like library trips, museums, art galleries etc
Also he is abut overweight so I think things like going for a walk everyday, playing in the garden, riding a bike is important too.

Head spoke to me and said it was a negative decision and the wrong thing to do. dS will not be socialising with children from April til sept and that will mean he can't form friendships when at secondary school. By not doing games/pe at school his fitness will suffer.

I now feel like a selfish mum for considering HS. But the bottom of my heard tells me he needs to distress enjoy being a kid. He has 2 younger siblings and I'll ensure he joins a rugby club or something to interact with other kids in a group.

chocolatecrispies - your comparison is flawed.

Socialising effectively with your peer group is a critical skill for young people. As they are developing fast, not socialising for a while can be detrimental to their continued harmonious development.

Bonsoir, are you actually serious? I read your first post as being ironic.

Bonsoir, can you provide any research to support this idea? Do you actually know any children who don't go to school? Or is this just some whimsical fancy of your own?

Education at school prepares for exams for qualifications for either further study or work. Ofsted monitors schools for that particular purpose. By contrast, social skills are acquired in a variety of places and not exclusively in any special type of school. Many institutions perform these socialising functions and a family can choose from a wide variety of: scouts, museum and gallery events, clubs, religious institutions, junior conservatories, junior orchestras, saturday art clubs, gyms, walking groups, astronomy clubs etc..... All the home educated children I have met over years have grown to become responsible and lovely adults, they hold good jobs and are very popular to their peers. The environment is shaping people as well: family, loved ones at home, friends, participation to activities and cultural events, trips, books and many other things.

Socialising effectively with your peer group is a critical skill for young people.

Yes. Like in Lord of the Flies.