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The Post examined home schooling’s surge in the U.S. Here’s what we found
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I ignored your ignorant comment on removing funding when a child leaves. It doesn't even make sense.
And outside of 30 minutes lunch, when are public school kids supposed to socialize? The five minutes between classes?
Public school kids don't get as much socialization as you think. And home schoolers get more than you think.
https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2022/06/10/schools-to-lose--215-million-due-to-declining-enrollment
https://www.the74million.org/article/enrollment-drops-staff-shortages-cause-budget-whiplash-for-top-school-districts/
https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/bellevue-closing-elementary-schools-washington-district-funding-challenges/281-9e478d7e-070d-448b-96c6-ea278eac132b
Yeah, I sure am "ignorant" about this.
Have you been to a public school? They socialize basically every second they're there, especially in middle/high school.
~10% of students getting partial access to socialization in their schooling is "much more than I think"? What?
NYC is deciding to cut budgets, and isn't doing it on a strict equation. Thats A: Not tying kids to budgets, B: completely political, and C: not representative of the US.
I have, spent most of my school career in public school. We didn't socialize in the middle of class. You socializing during class does explain some things. (Okay, cheap shot, but still kids shouldnt be talking during class)
Where did I say it was a strict equation? That's right I didn't.
It doesn't need to be for it to be the end result. Districts with fewer kids, pretty much across the board, end up recieving cuts when enrollment drops.
I was actually the quiet kid up until about halfway through college.
Yeah they did. You're lying to yourself if you don't think children don't socialize with each other every chance they get.
And unless ever single task your kids did was single person work only, they were absolutely socializing.
Working on presentations together is socializing. Working on science experiments together is socializing. Studying in groups is socializing.
For you to have a career in public education and not realize that is really telling. It explains a lot about you. Cheap shot, I know, but still, educators should understand that socializing goes beyond goofing off.