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Re:Homeschooling by pigsinzen on Sunday June 02, 2024 @09:31PM (#40558552)
I've met a lot of people who spent most of their lives at school and still end up with social issues. I understand where you're coming from; just pointing out that school is not always good socialization or the only way to socialize children.
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Re:Homeschooling by KennyBlanken on Monday June 03, 2024 @12:10AM (#40559252)
Every home-schooled person I've ever met, I didn't need to be told they were home-schooled because it was obvious after a few minutes that they were, and a few minutes later they wove it into the conversation.

They've also almost universally been incredibly smug, self-righteous people who talked to everyone around them like we were unwashed, unenlightened souls who were to be pitied for having gone through a public school education.

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Re:Homeschooling by llmblockchain on Monday June 03, 2024 @11:11AM (#40563412)
I've met plenty people like that in public school.
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Re:Homeschooling by WarOnPrivacy on Sunday June 02, 2024 @09:43PM (#40558635)
> that school is not always good socialization or the only way to socialize children.

Typically it is the option within reach.

We've eradicated free ranging & natural adult-free peer time. What's left are adult-built programs. They're artificial constructs and they take real time and money to be reliably available.

I had 5 kids. I spent 10x time (per child) parenting, compared to my parents. My kids had a busier life than I did but they were still shortchanged.

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Re:Homeschooling by danielschonfeld on Sunday June 02, 2024 @09:52PM (#40558683)
I wish this was the top comment. Eradicated is exactly the the right word capturing the full gravity of the situation.
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