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Originally posted by Sly
I'm sure there's some statistic somewhere that says home schooled children are smarter, and I would believe it. But the thing you should probably ask yourself is, are brains the only thing that matters in life?
If I ever have kids, I'm going to find a good private school and then have them get involved in activities with kids of a "public school" nature. It sounds weird and I don't quite know how to explain it, but kids in private schools generally come from families that have money. Getting them involved with the public school aspect would show them that money isn't everything and isn't the end all.
Ok, enough blabbering. I'm confusing myself!
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No ... I get some of what you are saying.
I was lucky to be in a public school system that at that time let me skip grades 3,6 and 9.
With home schooling the kids can progress at their own rate - but they miss the social interactions with others of their same age - a skill in life that may be just as important as academic ones.