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Imagine working for a company that only hires 25-year-old workers. Everywhere you turn you see other 25-year-olds: in the mailroom, at the computers, in the warehouse. Each person is exactly your age.

Sounds vaguely Brave New World-esque, doesn’t it? Thankfully, it’s not reality.

Homeschoolers get a jump on this whole reality thing. Because they incorporate multiple ages into learning and life from the beginning of homeschool (whenever that may be), these students cope without shock if their first manager is old enough to be a grandfather (or, conversely, young enough to pass as an older sister). Homeschoolers grow up with the idea that people come in all ages, all sizes, and all shapes. After all, that’s what they see at home, in the educational co-op, and in the community.

They learn to be kind to younger people and listen to older ones. They find out that a best friend can be several years older, several years younger, or the exact same age. And they understand that they can pursue interests and hobbies different from those of a close friend yet still share some things in common. They learn to be individuals.

This carries over into the workplace. These students think through problems and suggest solutions because that’s what they do at home. They tend to follow instructions even though they may ask why the first time or two. If I ran a retail establishment, this is the kind of student employee I’d want working at my store. How about you?