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Homeschooling hits record numbers

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193 points bilsbie | 1 comments | 21 Nov 25 00:31 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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totallykvothe ◴[21 Nov 25 21:00 UTC] No.46008946[source]▶
The most popular argument against homeschooling appears to be "the world sucks, so we should make kids worlds suck so they're prepared for it", which is absolutely an abusive way to think and those who use this argument need to sit and think about what it means, then be ashamed.
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1. jimt1234 ◴[21 Nov 25 23:34 UTC] No.46010381[source]▶
Not exactly. More like, "The world can suck major at times, so we should make sure kids are prepared to deal with it when confronted." It's kinda like teaching kids to look both ways when crossing the street. Ideally, drivers are looking out for pedestrians, but if that doesn't happen and a pedestrian isn't prepared for it, well, people can get killed.

No one should be ashamed for teaching their kids to exist in a world that isn't always as loving as we all wish it was.