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Not at the Dinner Table / Re: Sharron Angle
« on: July 17, 2010, 07:00:22 PM »
Pretty much.
I'm not demonizing homeschool just for kicks or to jump on any bandwagon. I'm just saying that life is a lot bigger than your living room and your mom and pop, and that the sooner you discover that sad fact, the better. CrossEyed keeps dancing around the issue by bringing up cases that are the exception, not the rule. I've known so, so many people in school that had terrible-ass parents; now imagine if the vast majority of their social circle consisted of those parents and a handful of parent-approved friends.
And even having entirely nice and well-meaning parents isn't enough. My parents are awesome people, but they sure as hell didn't teach me how to make friends, talk to girls, or defend myself in a fight. Those are things you need to learn on your own.
I'm not demonizing homeschool just for kicks or to jump on any bandwagon. I'm just saying that life is a lot bigger than your living room and your mom and pop, and that the sooner you discover that sad fact, the better. CrossEyed keeps dancing around the issue by bringing up cases that are the exception, not the rule. I've known so, so many people in school that had terrible-ass parents; now imagine if the vast majority of their social circle consisted of those parents and a handful of parent-approved friends.
And even having entirely nice and well-meaning parents isn't enough. My parents are awesome people, but they sure as hell didn't teach me how to make friends, talk to girls, or defend myself in a fight. Those are things you need to learn on your own.