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A comment on Ask HN: If you’ve considered homeschooling, what’s stopping you?. Parent comment

Re:Ask HN: If you’ve considered homeschooling, what’s stoppi... by bobthepanda on Friday July 01, 2022 @04:21PM (#31952253)
Do we have enough psychologists in the US to systematically test all children? And does insurance cover it?
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Re:Ask HN: If you’ve considered homeschooling, what’s stoppi... by concinds on Friday July 01, 2022 @04:49PM (#31952660)
No you don't; but it would be a worthwhile investment due to the incredibly positive repercussions. See this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attachment_theory#Crime

See also a link between insecure attachment and addiction: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.0072...

This policy would have incredibly positive repercussions throughout society; in that sense, it would be very cheap.

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Re:Ask HN: If you’ve considered homeschooling, what’s stoppi... by kennywinker on Friday July 01, 2022 @06:35PM (#31953893)
I’ve got nothing against attachment theory - but there is absolutely no amount of attachment theory treatment that can solve the american system. Poverty is baked into the system - it has never existed without it and it can’t exist without it. Poverty will beget harmful upbringings and damaged attachment.
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Re:Ask HN: If you’ve considered homeschooling, what’s stoppi... by concinds on Saturday July 02, 2022 @06:03AM (#31957658)
Yes; attachment-disorder screening for children is only a small (but essential) part of a functional system, and can't itself fix more deeply-rooted systemic dysfunctions.
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