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Re:Study: Kids whose parents hold them back from school a ye... by im3w1l on Saturday March 25, 2017 @07:13PM (#13958018)
Doing-the-best-we-can science is valuable. But we should be careful about turning it into policy. I'd rather stick with tradition than very uncertain science.
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Re:Study: Kids whose parents hold them back from school a ye... by M_Grey on Saturday March 25, 2017 @08:32PM (#13958293)
Who suggested anything about turning this into more than a personal policy?

Edit: Not to mention that if you want to publish "tradition", don't call it "science".

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