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What works for one might not work for another one. Can't generalize.

We can actually. It's called theory of probability and statistics, which is probably "forgotten" by these amazing self-appointed homeschoolers. A few rare successes of homeschoolers doesn't mean this practice is good on average, and vice versa the rare failures of the public education system doesn't mean that it is bad on average.

Most times I look this up, I see stuff like "[t]he home-educated typically score 15 to 25 percentile points above public-school students on standardized academic achievement tests".

https://nheri.org/research-facts-on-homeschooling/#Academic


Looking at the replies, I do not think the general complaint is that homeschooling is bad for test scores but social development and preparing kids for society outside the house. It definitely requires considerably more, active attention from parents. Perhaps some of these people here have both the time to be hold down a decent career and also tutor their child in multiple curricula that haven't been important to them in decades and ensure that they're maintaining an active social life but I think the difficulty of nailing that as you go-your-own-way is apparent.

>I do not think the general complaint is that homeschooling is bad for test scores

>Perhaps some of these people here have both the time to be hold down a decent career and also tutor their child in multiple curricula that haven't been important to them in decades

This reads as an inconsistency.

As for the social stuff - as I commented elsewhere, it's not hard to make a case that public school is bad for socialization as well. Which isn't to say that public school isn't irredeemable in that way, just that it's not like one or the other is an obviously correct choice.


Yeah, that study has been debunked or countered by "... among home-educated students applying for college", and the proportion of home schooled kids who apply for college versus those in the traditional education system is far lower, i.e. this is very self-selecting.

Where was it debunked?

This comment is so disingenuous. Few and rare?? Why would you frame it like this? Homeschoolers are better educated, more likely to get into college, and have better socialization skills than their publicly educated peers.

https://nheri.org/research-facts-on-homeschooling/#:~:text=r...

https://chewv.org/college-preparation/college-admissions/?ut...

https://nheri.org/research-facts-on-homeschooling/?utm_sourc...


They're not more likely to get into college as a whole. In fact, they apply to college a lot less. But in that subset, against public education as a whole, then yes, they do better.

You may want to look wider afield than homeschooling advocacy and lobbyist groups for your stats.


If you've got the statistics to validate your point, show them. If not... pot, meet kettle.

Homeschooling doesn't mean the kid stays at home all the time. We homeschool and my kid has classes and different activities all week, interacts with friends and teams. It has worked very well for us given our lifestyle. I would understand it's not for everyone.

not caring about politics is a crime these days. This is just one example of completely unacceptable things happening.


Actually, it seems like the opposite. Caring about politics is now a crime.


Interestingly you are both right even tho you say the exact opposite. :)


Only those who don’t care about what’s happening and keep their heads down in order to maintain their perfect and convenient lives.


I wouldn't worry too much about what to call it. Assigning a distinct label separates it from traditional engineering in a way that it assumes AI-assisted coding is only for a subset of developers. At some point the unusual approach will be writing code without any AI assistance. So the transition will leave the "vibe" behind.


Well said


Hear, hear.


Well, native apps are more popular among non tech savvy people because they’re easier to find and install. I was talking to the guy who works on our backyard and they don't even know what a browser is on their phone.


> they don't even know what a browser is on their phone.

Why should they? There’s no app called “web browser” on the phone. But there may be “Safari” or “Google Chrome”. Do they know what those are?

If you told them “go to <some web address>”, could they do it?


yeah? and what are they gonna do when they get to safari, type the website, and accept geo location?. You don't know humans. you lost me at "if you told them", who's gonna tell them?


Your outrage and accusations are nonsensical, you didn’t understand my post at all. I was asking about that person specifically.


It still blows my mind most people that agree with this post actually don't know what the word means. This is just a catchy word to divide us.


What words mean is actually pretty complicated. When groups of people start co-opting one word as a symbol, rather than having a name that word can easily become a name for that group.


I have no problem being divided from fascists.


This page is basically saying they're taking your rights away. And you're ok with it?


[flagged]


Civil liberties, freedom of expression and press, freedom of association, freedom of movement, right to fair and free elections, legal and personal security rights, rule of law, judicial independence, protection from arbitrary detention and torture, privacy, economic and social rights, property rights, equality, effects on activists and the general population, transnational repression.

these rights. Not sure what in the world you're talking about


Pretty sad to see this. Everyone in the US should be against fascism if they wanted a prosperous life. They're weaponizing the word to get what they want. Its absolute madness. Pretty sad to see this country fall into this state.


and the point is not to take that offer right


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