• Allemaniac@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    in Germany this would be grounds enough to call the youth welfare department and remove him as a father. Holy fuck. I feel so sorry for all the homeschooled kids in the US. This is not okay, he is throwing away 5 lifes.

    • Pieisawesome@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      6 days ago

      I was homeschooled. It’s a horrible practice for so many reasons. Luckily my parents enrolled me in college (dual enrollment) early and I was able to get a halfway decent education

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        6 days ago

        There ARE some parents who actually do homeschooling right. But it does seem to be the exception rather than the rule.

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          6 days ago

          Thank you for saying this.

          The US education system is cooked. It’s not hard to do better.

          Homeschooling gets a bad wrap because it is very poorly regulated and leads to some of the dumbest, least well adjusted adults you can possibly create.

          But it can also lead to a much better, proper education if the parents are intelligent and truly care about the kids education.

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            6 days ago

            Yes, I know at least one family that homeschools and does a good job. My sister-in-law does it as well, but it’s the wrong way, unfortunately.