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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 hnhg on Friday July 01, 2022 @05:32PM (#31953264)
If we're going with full anecdotes, all the homeschooled folks I've had to deal with have had major issues integrating with wider society. I felt a bit sorry for them, even if they weren't always the nicest or well-meaning people to actually be around. But by the time they're a bit older, I guess it's too late.
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Re:Ask HN: If you’ve considered homeschooling, what’s stoppi... by virissimo on Friday July 01, 2022 @06:00PM (#31953572)
How do you know whether people you've "had to deal with" were homeschooled or not? Might that method result in selection effects?
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Re:Ask HN: If you’ve considered homeschooling, what’s stoppi... by camjohnson26 on Friday July 01, 2022 @07:35PM (#31954429)
I doubt anyone I work with or meet knows I was homeschooled unless I specifically tell them, and it’s a pretty touchy subject because of the stereotypes people like the parent commenter have. Sounds like textbook survivorship bias, since the only homeschoolers you notice are the ones who are maladjusted. I know many people who were homeschooled and the range of outcomes varies, just like it does for public or private schools.
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Re:Ask HN: If you’ve considered homeschooling, what’s stoppi... by maroonblazer on Friday July 01, 2022 @09:34PM (#31955189)
Some public school experiences can be great. Some homeschooling experiences can be great. Likewise each can be awful. We need more data.
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Re:Ask HN: If you’ve considered homeschooling, what’s stoppi... by hnhg on Saturday July 02, 2022 @12:46AM (#31956333)
Agreed. I made my point badly. Data is needed, not anecdotes.
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Re:Ask HN: If you’ve considered homeschooling, what’s stoppi... by hnhg on Saturday July 02, 2022 @12:45AM (#31956329)
True. They had to tell me. Your points stand: they could very well have been a minor subset of the overall population. But also by the same argument, they could have been 100pct of the population. It's why I mentioned it's all anecdotal. Data is needed.
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