Ask HN: Are you homeschooling your kids? Why?

Re:Ask HN: Are you homeschooling your kids? Why? by wonderofworld on Monday January 21, 2019 @10:45PM (#18965855)

Recently I was inspired to, given a time travel story someone shared. They said "If you were to travel from 16th century to today, nothing would be recognizable except church and the school system". In that moment I realized the sad truth in that. So many critical life skills are taught poorly or in many cases not taught at all.

Purchasing land/property/home, credit, investing, financial literacy, emotional intelligence and the list continue -- these are all things that modern education neglects. I am pro-homeschool and advocate my 4 children travel and experience the world as much as possible.

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Re:Ask HN: Are you homeschooling your kids? Why? by rbg246 on Monday January 21, 2019 @10:54PM (#18965890)

I don't know where you live but schools barely existed in the 1500s.

I've been thoroughly impressed with both the public school systems in UK and Australia where my son has gone. They are greatly evolved places of learning even than when I was at school.

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Re:Ask HN: Are you homeschooling your kids? Why? by JackMinello on Tuesday January 22, 2019 @03:50AM (#18966951)

My university was founded in 1088 and is in continuous operation since then. Sure it is a great place to study but sometimes I ask myself if it really changed that much

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Re:Ask HN: Are you homeschooling your kids? Why? by rbg246 on Tuesday January 22, 2019 @06:19AM (#18967504)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Bologna

Maybe ask the question how many of the current departments were in existence in 1088. I would say none of the below were there in 1088 - i would say only theology existed in 1088 since it was established by a pope

    Architecture - DA
    Cultural Heritage - DBC
    Chemistry "Giacomo Ciamician" - CHIM
    Industrial Chemistry "Toso Montanari" - CHIMIND
    Arts - DARvipem
    Pharmacy and Biotechnology - FaBiT
    Classical Philology and Italian Studies - FICLIT
    Philosophy and Communication Studies - FILCOM
    Physics and Astronomy - DIFA
    Computer Science and Engineering - DISI
    Civil, Chemical, Environmental, and Materials Engineering - DICAM
    Electrical, Electronic, and Information Engineering "Guglielmo Marconi" - DEI
    Industrial Engineering - DIN
    Interpreting and Translation - DIT
    Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures - LILEC
    Mathematics - MAT
    Experimental Medicine, Diagnostic Medicine and Specialty Medicine - DIMES
    Psychology - PSI
    Agricultural Sciences - DipSA
    Management - DiSA
    Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences - BiGeA
    Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences - DIBINEM
    Education Studies "Giovanni Maria Bertin" - EDU
    Agricultural and Food Sciences - DISTAL
    Economics - DSE
    Legal Studies - DSG
    Medical and Surgical Sciences - DIMEC
    Veterinary Medical Sciences - DIMEVET
    Department for Life Quality Studies - QUVI
    Political and Social Sciences - SPS
    Statistical Sciences "Paolo Fortunati" - STAT
    Sociology and Business Law - SDE
    History and Cultures - DiSCi

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Re:Ask HN: Are you homeschooling your kids? Why? by keiferski on Monday January 21, 2019 @11:27PM (#18965991)

The modern school system is largely a product of the late industrial revolution, not the high renaissance.

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Re:Ask HN: Are you homeschooling your kids? Why? by shafyy on Tuesday January 22, 2019 @01:27PM (#18970818)

Exactly. People saying schools haven't changed for 1,000 years have no idea. The truth is that public schools haven't fundamentally changed since the 19th century.

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