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Hold up. There seems to be a non-sarcastic statement that schooling too early stunts development and the author references a The Onion article. To those not fa
by Justsignedup 9y ago
Hold up. There seems to be a non-sarcastic statement that schooling too early stunts development and the author references a The Onion article.
To those not familiar TO is a parody newspaper printing fake news that is comedic in nature. They are known to make comedic fake news for decades.
I think this shows that the author had terrible research.
- pavel_lishin 9y agoI assumed that that link itself was kind of a sarcastic joke, itself, and that the author is fully aware that The Onion is satire.
- LyndsySimon 9y agoI'm confident that's what it is. Not only have I read other articles from that site in the past, the author's closing paragraph is in a similar tone: > I know that the "free range kids" and "unschooling" folks tend to be weirdo cultists. But maybe there is something to their schtick. Note that the word "schtick" is linked to a tweet[1] by the author's personal Twitter account. 1: https://twitter.com/bswud/status/420152327216324608 https://twitter.com/bswud/status/420152327216324608
- nerpderp83 9y agoSatire. And while the linked article was probably fictional, it contained more Truthiness than any other news source. > "I don't want to go to school," Bolduc told his parents, the crushing reality of his situation having yet to fully dawn on his naïve consciousness. "I want to play outside with my friends."
- mmmpop 9y ago>> it contained more Truthiness than any other news source You got an Oatmeal comic to back this statement up?
- andrei_says_ 9y agoIronically many Oatmeal comics seem very well researched.
- mmmpop 9y agoTrue but I need my research with a giant dose of WIN and exploding diarrhea cats, else I'm bored.