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Re:How fast should you accelerate your kid in math? by klyrs on Saturday July 29, 2023 @03:35PM (#36923715)
You didn't tutor my cousins' kids. Fresh out of high school, they can barely read and write and they get anxious if they're more than 10 feet from mom. I would never imply that homeschooling is uniform, but it definitely has risks of very bad outcomes both socially and academically.
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Re:How fast should you accelerate your kid in math? by troupe on Saturday July 29, 2023 @04:05PM (#36924002)
Your argument would be valid if there is no risk of very bad social or academic outcomes at a private or public school. But there are kids in the public school system who graduate without being able to read and write and it doesn't take much to find students with extreme social issues.

Perhaps the risks are just inherent in growing up?

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