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Didn't homeschool here but started a charter school instead. Some of our neighbors did homeschool and I have mixed feelings about it. Some did very well, some not so well; but of course the same can be said of all of the kids in the area no matter which way they went.

A few things I'll note:

  - educational spending has almost zero correlation with outcomes
  - the number one indicator of educational success is parental involvement
  - homeschooling and charter schools tend to attract the outliers from both ends.  The smart who are underserved where they are and the kids with problems whose parents are involved enough to search for solutions.
  - the real losers are those whose parents can't or won't get involved and who aren't succeeding on their own

In the current educational environment, teachers are often viewed as babysitters whose job is to educate children "correctly" and parents are only there to ensure that "correctly" matches their expectations. In the "good old days" when parents and teachers beat children regularly, at least they were unified in their expectations that children would listen to and obey teachers and not disrupt class. Now it is more common to see underpaid teachers without any support confronted by angry parents when their children misbehave and fail to actually learn.

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I'd add a link, but Cloudflare...

I have also played for decades. I have beat it multiple times, but never on my PC. The only places I have beat it were on my (Apple) phone and on my (Android) tablet. Something about the UI difference subtly impacts my playstyle.

How about blocking links to Signal, allegedly since US Government workers are using it to coordinate responses to DOGE requests?

https://www.forbes.com/sites/dimitarmixmihov/2025/02/17/x-is...

In 2019 the Vizio CEO went on the record saying there was no money in dumb TVs. They sell near cost and make it all up in ads and metrics.

https://boingboing.net/2019/01/11/telescreens-r-us.html

From the study:

Conclusion Exposure to some dental x-rays performed in the past, when radiation exposure was greater than in the current era, appears to be associated with increased risk of intra-cranial meningioma.

As someone with more data, your observation is incorrect and has led you to an erroneous conclusion. The other stores are on the brink of unprofitability also but are seen as having less desirable merchandise so they weren't the favored target.

For Android I use YATSE (paid) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.leetzone.a...

It was the rigid structure.

Until he was a junior in HS he refused most guidance and advice about school and learing. Then, one day, the light came on and he did a 180 on his schoolwork and life planning.

Now studying for the MCAT to become a neurosurgeon with a minor in CS where before he was a C student.

On iPhone, yes.

We put our 2 oldest kids in Montessori.

The oldest one loved it and thrived in Montessori and stayed in it until we started a Charter school to avoid the local Middle School.

The second one HATED Montessori and we had to move him out to the local elementary school.

In the end it came down to personality. The second kid had a personality that just wouldn't work in a Montessori environment. He would do what he wanted to when he wanted to and would refuse to be redirected in any way, shape or form. Same school, mostly the same teachers, but totally opposite outcomes.

I'm using SyncThing across Windows, Linux, and Android

I've been playing on and off for 3 decades. Finally started winning when I used the iPhone and Android versions. Something about the UIs makes me better than that PC interface.

While it is true that there are some records that are not available online, it has little to do with being Mormon. Usually it means the data is still only available on a microfiche and has to be viewed in-person. The only exception to this rule is that FamilySearch has paid partnerships with a few organizations to aggregate their information. The LDS (Mormon) church only pays for church members to have access to that aggregated information. Non-church members have to get their own subscriptions.

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