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who was ranting at a third person all about how homeschooling is selfish and narcissistic because when you do it you've decided that you're the best and only person to educate your child and keep them from learning other points of view etc.
I've come across this argument a few times before. Factually, it's bizarre. Emotionally, it's the anti-homeschool equivalent of "why did you even have kids if you were going to send them to daycare and let strangers raise them!!!!!" These people cannot be reasoned with and don't particularly want to be. They just want to be mean.
However, I'm sure most of us are a bit more familiar with daycare and brick-and-mortar schooling than with homeschooling, and might be taken in by a more calmly phrased variation on the first person's argument, so I'm making this post for your edification. Most of this is all pretty obvious if you sit down and think about it.
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Are there problems with homeschooling? Definitely. However, that just doesn't excuse making ridiculous strawmen.
I've come across this argument a few times before. Factually, it's bizarre. Emotionally, it's the anti-homeschool equivalent of "why did you even have kids if you were going to send them to daycare and let strangers raise them!!!!!" These people cannot be reasoned with and don't particularly want to be. They just want to be mean.
However, I'm sure most of us are a bit more familiar with daycare and brick-and-mortar schooling than with homeschooling, and might be taken in by a more calmly phrased variation on the first person's argument, so I'm making this post for your edification. Most of this is all pretty obvious if you sit down and think about it.
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Are there problems with homeschooling? Definitely. However, that just doesn't excuse making ridiculous strawmen.
