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Homeschooling hits record numbers

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193 points bilsbie | 4 comments | 21 Nov 25 00:31 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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iambateman ◴[21 Nov 25 20:34 UTC] No.46008656[source]▶
When a social failure happens at a public school - a child fails a class, drugs are found, a teenager gets pregnant, there’s a fight - most people don't question the public school system itself. But when a social failure happens to a homeschooler, we wonder if the system of _homeschooling_ is broken.

In reality, stories of homeschooling failure are probably no more common than stories of failure in public high school, they're simply more attention-grabbing.

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1. rootusrootus ◴[21 Nov 25 21:00 UTC] No.46008943[source]▶
The adults I know who are most against homeschooling today are the ones who were homeschooled themselves. Maybe it's just a pendulum.
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2. gallamine ◴[21 Nov 25 21:11 UTC] No.46009040[source]▶
I was homeschooled. I'm doing the same with my children.
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3. mmustapic ◴[21 Nov 25 21:33 UTC] No.46009242[source]▶
The person who you are replying to is stating a different implication: hates homeschooling -> was homeschooled

You are saying: was homeschooled -> likes it and will do the same with his/her kids

4. pyuser583 ◴[21 Nov 25 21:48 UTC] No.46009373[source]▶
The adults I know who are most against public school went to public schools themselves.

The adults I know most against college went to college themselves.

The adults I know most against private high schools went to private high schools themselves.

Being really negative about your own education is an American tradition!