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Just fair warning, most of the people who are responding to you in disagreement have never actually met a un/homeschooled person / person's parents in real life
by pikachu_is_cool 12y ago
Just fair warning, most of the people who are responding to you in disagreement have never actually met a un/homeschooled person / person's parents in real life.
The reason why unschooling is so bad is entirely social. Homeschooled kids are crippled socially.
It sounds good, feels good, etc. but once you actually see it with your own eyes it makes sense why this hasn't caught on.
- TeMPOraL 12y ago> It sounds good, feels good, etc. but once you actually see it with your own eyes it makes sense why this hasn't caught on. I doubt that. To me a more plausible and equally good explanation is that schools are primarily places where parents can drop their kids off for half of the day to be able to go to work. Homeschooling requires someone to stay at home and do the schooling, which is becoming less and less affordable for most of the people.
- pikachu_is_cool 12y agoYeah.... no. I know people who were more than financially able to do this, and the kids still ended up messed up. To reiterate, if you actually haven't seen this first-hand, it's best to keep your mouth shut. Confirmation bias only makes this whole thing worse.
- nekopa 12y agoI've met plenty of homeschooled people/parents. What on earth do you mean by socially crippled? If anything, these people have been the most socially apt people I've met. Maybe that is because I value different social traits than you do.
- JoeAltmaier 12y agoIf by 'socially crippled' you mean unscarred by bullies, unbored by mass indoctrination lectures, and untutored in vandalism and cheating, then sure.