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I'm more productive at home, and I'm a man with two kids under ten. My wife works odd hours and must commute, so I'm in charge of before and after school care.

I'm more productive at home, and I'm a man with two kids under ten. My wife works odd hours and must commute, so I'm in charge of before and after school care. Kids playing happily with their toys or reading quietly are considerably less distracting and disruptive then any open concept office that I've suffered in the past. Unlike many adult coworkers I've had, my kids respect me enough to let me focus.

31003149 5y ago
So the state takes care of your kids for most of your work day. Congratulations— you’ve won the lottery by living in one of the few places in the US that has a functioning public school system (or else you’re going the private route, which means you don’t need t congrats to know you’ve won the lottery).
- dleslie 5y ago
  > you’ve won the lottery by living in one of the few places in the US that has a functioning public school system Are you seriously claiming that's there exists significant portions of the USA where children don't have access to school? That's absurd. I'm Canadian, my kids go to public school. In fact, we're walking there right now; a privilege I wouldn't have if I had to be in a car, commuting to an office at this moment.
  - 31003149 5y ago
  - dragonwriter 5y ago
    > Are you seriously claiming that's there exists significant portions of the USA where children don't have access to school? “functioning” appears to be a gateway for infinite malleability in meaning.
  - butlerm 5y ago
    Public school is available pretty much everywhere in the US, but it is not necessarily very high quality depending on demographics primarily, which is deeply unfortunate. Most "normal" families cannot afford to go anywhere else.
smrtinsert 5y ago
Also much more productive here. After school activities a few times a week helps and mix of friends or alone time. Not losing 2 hours+ to commuting can do nothing but help productivity and family availability.

31003149 5y ago

So the state takes care of your kids for most of your work day. Congratulations— you’ve won the lottery by living in one of the few places in the US that has a functioning public school system (or else you’re going the private route, which means you don’t need t congrats to know you’ve won the lottery).

dleslie 5y ago
> you’ve won the lottery by living in one of the few places in the US that has a functioning public school system Are you seriously claiming that's there exists significant portions of the USA where children don't have access to school? That's absurd. I'm Canadian, my kids go to public school. In fact, we're walking there right now; a privilege I wouldn't have if I had to be in a car, commuting to an office at this moment.
- 31003149 5y ago
- dragonwriter 5y ago
  > Are you seriously claiming that's there exists significant portions of the USA where children don't have access to school? “functioning” appears to be a gateway for infinite malleability in meaning.
- butlerm 5y ago
  Public school is available pretty much everywhere in the US, but it is not necessarily very high quality depending on demographics primarily, which is deeply unfortunate. Most "normal" families cannot afford to go anywhere else.

smrtinsert 5y ago

Also much more productive here. After school activities a few times a week helps and mix of friends or alone time. Not losing 2 hours+ to commuting can do nothing but help productivity and family availability.