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Re:Home schooling's rise from fringe to fastest-growing form... by scarmig on Thursday November 02, 2023 @02:25AM (#38109654)
That's a massive misrepresentation of what's going on. This isn't dedicating resources to students in need; it's removing opportunities for poor students to take algebra in 8th grade, which is necessary if you want to take calculus in high school. And you might have been rich enough to take supplementary "summer geometry, trig, and precalc courses," but ripping that opportunity from people who don't have those resources is obscene.
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Re:Home schooling's rise from fringe to fastest-growing form... by yterdy on Sunday November 05, 2023 @01:25PM (#38153964)
You've given it the most unflattering interpretation in order to support your preexisting notions. In other words, it's warped.

The supplementary courses were provided by the school system, by the way. I would have taken them, but I was working or otherwise predisposed. If you really cared, you'd be advocating for the same (especially since a large portion of the general failure to attain math competency in America is due to our excessively long summer breaks).

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