Jordan_Ingram t1_je9vthq wrote on March 30, 2023 at 1:58 PM

As a 33 year old who was homeschooled by good parents who did their best and I can definitely say that homeschooling is not the answer. I made out pretty well with my upbringing and have a solid job, wife, house and relative success. I also have depression, social anxiety, isolating behavior, and the 7 years of therapy I've had will continue for the foreseeable future. I can function just fine in society and am the best case scenario. Check out r/HomeschoolRecovery for several thousand more reasons not to choose that path.

The problem with homeschooling is the same problem with guns. Morons and nutcases think they can handle the responsibility.

But. Can't.

We all know what the answer is. Let's stop pretending.

Global_Pomelo2573 t1_jeayqx9 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 6:19 PM

I was also homeschooled. It works for some. It’s not a real solution for the vast majority.

Imjusthereforgossip3 OP t1_je9wsut wrote on March 30, 2023 at 2:05 PM

Thank you for sharing your experience. I feel like it’s a view point we don’t often hear.

Jordan_Ingram t1_jea0fjt wrote on March 30, 2023 at 2:32 PM

Thanks for being open to it. While I don't want to outright bash homeschooling because I do think my parents did their best, their motivation to protect us from the world had consequences too. As much as folks like to freak out about CRT, LGBTQ+ rights and ban books, I think there's a lack of awareness around what happens when your knowledge base is riddled with gaps due to improper education. The result is always ignorance and almost never children being protected.

KeepYrGlitterDry t1_jeddlai wrote on March 31, 2023 at 4:56 AM

I had a colleague who home schooled her child, and they were both lovely people but I don't think it expanded horizons for the kid. Mom and child both were autistic, which is not an issue in itself, but I did feel homeschooling didn't push the child out of a tight social comfort zone, so in the end they were two home bodies doubled up without any challenges to it. Then COVID happened, and now the child is in college now and having difficulties adjusting.