Re:Homeschooling as a right, and a needed practical alternative
by wyager on Friday December 02, 2016 @03:13PM
(#13091899)
> Where one group did not socialize at all,
I think your mistake is that this does not describe homeschooled children at all. They just socialize in locations other than prison-style government run daycare centers.
Re:Homeschooling as a right, and a needed practical alternative
by linkregister on Friday December 02, 2016 @03:48PM
(#13092153)
> prison-style government run daycare centers.
If RMS were a homeschooling advocate, this is the kind of statement I'd expect from him.
If you are on the "right" side, there's no need to exaggerate.
Re:Homeschooling as a right, and a needed practical alternative
by wyager on Friday December 02, 2016 @11:24PM
(#13094294)
I don't think that's the indictment you intended it to be; RMS's "crazy" talking points have all been 100% validated in the last few years.
In what way is that statement an exaggeration?
Do I need to spell out how public schools are run like prisons? Or do you not believe in their critical function as daycare facilities?
What you're looking for is a study that shows something like the following: The difference in social development between at least 2 groups of children: Where one group did not socialize at all, and another that socialized with similar-aged peers.
Also, while the study you link is interesting, it's really just looking at pro and anti-social behavior over what seems to be one school year. It's not doing a formal assessment of social development over a long period of time. There's certainly evidence it could be beneficial long-term, but long term effects aren't studied in that paper.