Some critics of homeschooling argue that it will delay children's socialization. The late Annette Cootes, former public relations coordinator for the Texas State Teachers Association, said: “Homeschooling is a form of child abuse because it isolates them from human interaction. I think homeschoolers are doing their children a great discredit. In his research article, “An A for Homes Schooling,” Brian explained that social research conducted on homeschooled children suggests that they do not lack social skills. Larry Shyers, a postgraduate student at the University of Florida, filmed 70 home-schooled children between the ages of eight and ten playing, and the same number of home-schooled children in the same age group. The counselors who watched the video without knowing which group the children belonged to found only one difference in behavior: the homeschooled children had less behavior and socialization