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Feb 18, 2020
10:44
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Iman23
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Public schools teach kids to be good little commies. Especially
schools on the coasts.
But by all means, hold them up as something good.
They suck so bad, and yet they could be so good.
The real question is, why do public schools suck so bad?
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The definitive post on weirdo homeschooled kids: There are enough weird homeschooled kids that it is a touchstone for
shimmy
All-American
2/18/20 10:27am
Agreed. Many are too scared of nonconformity to not buy into the stereotypes
puntersarepeople
2/18/20 10:32am
and there are enough stereotypes to make the stereotypes persist. Another issue is the weirdos not realizing they're
shimmy
2/18/20 10:37am
I agree. In many cases the home schooling is poorly executed
puntersarepeople
2/18/20 10:42am
I would say that parental failure to execute homeschooling is a homeschool
russkiejedi
2/18/20 5:19pm
Hardly accurate IMO
puntersarepeople
2/18/20 5:38pm
We’re not talking about home school successes, we’re talking about failures.
russkiejedi
2/18/20 6:21pm
No one talks about all the weird public school kids
ragid
2/18/20 10:37am
This. Public school (pardon the analogy) does not inoculate you from weirdness.
frontrowcougar
2/18/20 10:44am
Yes they do. They are often mistaken for home schooled kids though.
Baron
2/18/20 10:47am
Lol. Of course they do, just different labels.
shimmy
2/18/20 10:52am
8 siblings in my family. 4 home schooled, 4 were not home schooled
Joel Tilton
2/18/20 10:41am
would be interested in your threshold of "good money"
Mayor of Cougartown
2/18/20 11:00am
Over $100k to $500k
Joel Tilton
2/18/20 11:43am
fair enough.
Mayor of Cougartown
2/19/20 9:35am
90% plus of all kids are weird these days.
cougfanz
2/18/20 10:43am
Public schools teach kids to be good little commies. Especially
Iman23
2/18/20 10:44am
Am I holding them up as something good? My kids school has major issues.
shimmy
2/18/20 10:50am
Better question is why is something that sucks so bad still better than homeschool
TEXAS
2/18/20 12:00pm
I object to that- it assumes the public school does a better job. I doubt there
SouthernBlueBlood
2/18/20 10:46am
to which post are you responding?
shimmy
2/18/20 10:51am
I've seen some great home-schooled kids and some weird, anti-social,
Don_Juan_El_Guapo
2/18/20 10:58am
Do home-schooled kids actually end up with a diploma? For some reason I thought
scottfunkel
2/18/20 11:15am
There's a handful of programs that are accredited by the same organization the
Don_Juan_El_Guapo
2/18/20 11:17am
Interesting. Is there any scrutiny as to how these "grades" are given? That
scottfunkel
2/18/20 11:18am
Well, the online programs are graded independently...However, generally speaking
Don_Juan_El_Guapo
2/18/20 11:26am
This is what happens often in the state of Utah...the "home school" becomes an
Don_Juan_El_Guapo
2/18/20 11:35am
BYU doesn't take homeschooled grades from "Smith High School"
Iman23
2/18/20 11:45am
They did then. She graduated from BYU on scholarship.
Don_Juan_El_Guapo
2/18/20 12:10pm
They get a piece of paper that says "mY mOmMy tOt mE MatHs"
Virginia Ute
2/18/20 11:17am
Which has the same value as HS diploma...
ragid
2/18/20 12:26pm
When was the last time you showed your HS diploma?
ragid
2/18/20 12:25pm
Honestly I don't remember. When was the last time you showed your HS diploma?
scottfunkel
2/18/20 12:51pm
all I know is my Aunt teaches elementary school and says the home school kids
Mayor of Cougartown
2/18/20 11:03am
Of course your aunt will say that. What is she gonna say? That public schools
Iman23
2/18/20 11:43am
the kids that are homeschooled are woefully behind is what she's going to say
Mayor of Cougartown
2/18/20 11:49am
good thing the public schools are there to save to homeschoolers
Iman23
2/18/20 11:51am
This wouldn't surprise me because what most likely happens is that the home
puntersarepeople
2/18/20 11:48am
% of weird homeschooled kids has to be like 90%. % of weird traditional school
SpecialT
2/18/20 11:05am
I suppose we could actually look at research on the topic
panguitch
2/18/20 4:56pm
You understand I’m saying why they are perceived that way, not why they “are” that way, right?
shimmy
2/18/20 5:03pm
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