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I spent high school in the woods home schooled and only socialized at church. So did all my siblings and a number of people I met at college. We all turned out

by usrn 4y ago

I spent high school in the woods home schooled and only socialized at church. So did all my siblings and a number of people I met at college. We all turned out fine.

winphone1974 4y ago
Very few people ever self identify as "not fine" so along with being a single data point yours is pretty biased
ryanbrunner 4y ago
I think home schooling and large-class remote schooling are quite a bit different. We home schooled our kids for the 2020 / 2021 school year, while most other kids spent the majority of the year in remote learning. Our kids are doing great academically, while there's definitely some struggles among some of the other kids. This is another factor increasing inequality, by the way - we were exceptionally privileged to be able to have work schedules able to handle this, and a nanny who could watch our kids while we worked. Most parents wouldn't be able to do that.
- Auracle 4y ago
  Chances are if you can afford a nanny you’re intelligent enough to teach your children well and the kids are intelligent enough to do well fairly independently. Most people that home school…not so much, in my experience.
howling 4y ago
Standard application of selection bias. People that don't "turn up just fine" don't go to college or browse HN.
- deleted 4y ago
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- nemo44x 4y ago
  I would imagine home schooling and socializing around something like your church will give you better odds of turning out fine. Putting your kids in public spaces exposes them to kids from all sorts of negative background that can influence your kids greatly. In essence, you want to keep your kids away from bad kids which are a function of bad parents with bad values. Note that this is often relative. You may find the church to be full of people with bad values. Likewise, someone who is religious may not want their kids to socialize with kids that have parents that encourage things like transgenderism in pre-teen kids.
- t-3 4y ago
  Not sure what browsing HN has to do with anything. I turned out really badly and still browse HN. It's not like there's a gatekeeper, it's just a tech-focused message board. Nobody asked me if I went to college when I signed up.

by usrn 4y ago

I spent high school in the woods home schooled and only socialized at church. So did all my siblings and a number of people I met at college. We all turned out fine.

winphone1974 4y ago

Very few people ever self identify as "not fine" so along with being a single data point yours is pretty biased

ryanbrunner 4y ago

I think home schooling and large-class remote schooling are quite a bit different. We home schooled our kids for the 2020 / 2021 school year, while most other kids spent the majority of the year in remote learning. Our kids are doing great academically, while there's definitely some struggles among some of the other kids. This is another factor increasing inequality, by the way - we were exceptionally privileged to be able to have work schedules able to handle this, and a nanny who could watch our kids while we worked. Most parents wouldn't be able to do that.

Auracle 4y ago
Chances are if you can afford a nanny you’re intelligent enough to teach your children well and the kids are intelligent enough to do well fairly independently. Most people that home school…not so much, in my experience.

howling 4y ago

Standard application of selection bias. People that don't "turn up just fine" don't go to college or browse HN.

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nemo44x 4y ago
I would imagine home schooling and socializing around something like your church will give you better odds of turning out fine. Putting your kids in public spaces exposes them to kids from all sorts of negative background that can influence your kids greatly. In essence, you want to keep your kids away from bad kids which are a function of bad parents with bad values. Note that this is often relative. You may find the church to be full of people with bad values. Likewise, someone who is religious may not want their kids to socialize with kids that have parents that encourage things like transgenderism in pre-teen kids.
t-3 4y ago
Not sure what browsing HN has to do with anything. I turned out really badly and still browse HN. It's not like there's a gatekeeper, it's just a tech-focused message board. Nobody asked me if I went to college when I signed up.