Parenting

Parentcaster

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i can see why parents today are increasingly more skeptical of public education systems

but i believe schools are a public benefit worth buying into, not just for education, but from social cohesion and assimilation standpoints at the national level 

decentralization of societal values is imo a big driver of polarization we have now, and seeing families choose to segregate, often by socio economics and ethnocentric lines, is sad to me and will likely just have disenfranchised groups feel even more disenfranchised

my own experiences weren't perfect, but school was an institution where i learned to bridge gaps and interact with people i wouldn't naturally, making me a lot more well-rounded as an adult today

why does it make you sad?

freedom of choice, parents taking a more active role in their kids education and decentralization makes me happy ... but im biased. we chose to homeschool.

as a big proponent of public education, this makes me pretty sad 😔

Interesting! I’ve not met anyone that was homeschooled for their entire schooling. A few friends were homeschooled for elementary and then when to Catholic school.

This is for the US, correct? Where did you find this? 

I'm curious whether charter schools fall under private or public here. I also wonder how much of the homeschooling is done by parents versus the micro cluster concept thing

No war, how can people find time or resources!! 18 $degen