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They aren't asking for parenting advice here. Kids need more than just playing outside, hence the whole school thing.
by jontewks 9y ago
They aren't asking for parenting advice here. Kids need more than just playing outside, hence the whole school thing.
- pbhjpbhj 9y agoI like how you went right ahead and contradicted your advice - kids don't need school either, lots of kids thrive on "education otherwise" (a UK expression covering unschool, homeschool, home ed, etc.).
- jontewks 9y agoAll versions of learning, not just playing outside. Didn't think this was very hard to understand. Then again I went to school...
- pbhjpbhj 9y agoThe substantive point was that you said they didn't need parenting advice and then gave parenting advice in the next sentence. Adding an implied ad hominem remark doesn't alter the fact you immediately contradicted your own advice. If you meant "structured education of some form" and instead specified "school" I don't really see it's obvious the generality was intended. Indeed the likelihood arises now -- given your implicit suggestion that people who don't attend formal schooling are somehow deficient -- that in fact you only considered school when you made your initial remark.
- quickthrower2 9y agoI think you read too much into it. He was just countering nether's remark. To do that he gave an example.