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jmathai ◴[] No.46000348[source]
I do think Covid forced people to ask questions they hadn’t before.

We have sent our kids to private, poor quality and top rated schools.

We saw a stark difference between the poor quality and higher cost options. No surprise.

But the reason we are considering home schooling our younger kids was surprising. It says something about a system dedicated to teaching children when parents think they can do as well or better.

That’s just education. The social situation in schools is ludicrous. Phones, social media, etc. what a terrible environment we adults have created for kids to learn both educationally and socially.

Home schooling has answers for ALL of that.

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Atotalnoob ◴[] No.46000848[source]
I was homeschooled and it affected me terribly. Please don’t do it.
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pacomerh ◴[] No.46001183[source]
What works for one might not work for another one. Can't generalize.
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Yizahi ◴[] No.46003760[source]
We can actually. It's called theory of probability and statistics, which is probably "forgotten" by these amazing self-appointed homeschoolers. A few rare successes of homeschoolers doesn't mean this practice is good on average, and vice versa the rare failures of the public education system doesn't mean that it is bad on average.
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1. AnimalMuppet ◴[] No.46007551[source]
If you've got the statistics to validate your point, show them. If not... pot, meet kettle.