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Homeschooling hits record numbers

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216 points bilsbie | 1 comments | 21 Nov 25 00:31 UTC | HN request time: 0.199s | source
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jmathai ◴[21 Nov 25 01:56 UTC] 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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1970-01-01 ◴[21 Nov 25 18:46 UTC] No.46007513[source]▶
Is there an answer for athletics, music, robotics, and all the other after school teams? How does that work?
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1. dkhenry ◴[21 Nov 25 18:55 UTC] No.46007612[source]▶
Depending on where you live there are many options. In my school district home school kids can join any club or team offered by the public school system where you reside. Additionally there are numerous non-school related clubs and activities all over the place. My kids could play music with the local school district, with a musical education non-profit that is prolific in our area, or ( where they do play music ) with private lessons that have group classes, bands, and performance opportunities.