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Homeschooling hits record numbers

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193 points bilsbie | 3 comments | 21 Nov 25 00:31 UTC | HN request time: 0s | 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. logical_proof ◴[21 Nov 25 19:05 UTC] No.46007719[source]▶
My kids do Taekwondo and church youth groups. My eldest did not want to do robotics but he does run the Dungeons and Dragons group at our library. We do music as a family. My daughter does choir. My son has done drama but declined to participate this year. They have been homeschooled their entire lives. All three of them received something I did not, the ability to converse with adults from a young age. This is of course anecdotal so YMMV but I would love to see a study on the conversational skills of homeschooled students.
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2. SamPatt ◴[21 Nov 25 20:24 UTC] No.46008571[source]▶
Anecdotally, homeschooled children often speak and behave more like adults.

Whether this is a positive or negative thing depends on the situation. Being precocious is something adults might think positively about (though not in all situations) but it's not something other kids usually admire.

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3. logical_proof ◴[21 Nov 25 20:58 UTC] No.46008924[source]▶
I think you are right that this is situational. I can understand it potentially hindering relationships with other like aged children who are traditionally educated. I can only say that I like my kids a lot, which is nice as a parent.