Re:Home schooling's rise from fringe to fastest-growing form...
by caeril on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @10:42AM
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> Letting parents opt out of public schools means that the most committed abusers get to sidestep this safety valve.
Absolutely insane take.
This is a street that goes both ways. I had parents who were caring, nurturing, and not even remotely abusive. The other children at my public school were physically and emotionally merciless, and the school didn't give a shit. When I started standing up to my bullies and fighting back, I was the one who got in trouble, not them.
In my n=1 data set and lived experience, public schools are the evil, twisted abuse enablers, not the parents.
Absolutely insane take.
This is a street that goes both ways. I had parents who were caring, nurturing, and not even remotely abusive. The other children at my public school were physically and emotionally merciless, and the school didn't give a shit. When I started standing up to my bullies and fighting back, I was the one who got in trouble, not them.
In my n=1 data set and lived experience, public schools are the evil, twisted abuse enablers, not the parents.
And you don't need n=1, this is extremely common.