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Re:Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down stay-at-home order t... by wikibob on Thursday May 14, 2020 @04:10PM (#23184729)
> “ also think that - apart from test scores - these kids are less likely to be forced to deal with folks different from themselves and a bit less likely to be introduced to concepts their parents disagree with.”

This is precisely why “homeschooling” is so dangerous.

It is also precisely WHY the majority of Americans who “homeschool” chose to do it. It is usually religious families, and they explicitly do it to isolate and “protect” their children from outside influences.

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Re:Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down stay-at-home order t... by leetcrew on Thursday May 14, 2020 @04:16PM (#23184811)
this is certainly the stereotype, but do you have any data to support this? none of the broad studies I can find collected info on religious affiliation (let alone how seriously the family actually takes it). anecdotally, the homeschooled children I know had somewhat eccentric atheist/agnostic parents.
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