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Because you sound so intelligent right now. | fronkenshtein | 0 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,027,066 | todayilearned | dfomuoy |
Elementary school is hardly rocket science. | MorriganBlackwood | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,005,431 | todayilearned | dfo9i43 |
Well, to be fair, I know people with high school diplomas that I would not want educating my kids. | MarvinStolehouse | 2,979 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,006,176 | todayilearned | dfoa1is |
AFAIK in most states, 'homeschooling' is generally following a preset curriculum. | Aycoth | 8 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,006,227 | todayilearned | dfoa2vl |
This makes me sick. | bennettroad | -15 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,006,603 | todayilearned | dfoacnc |
Bet they're all Red States. | motown_missile | -11 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,011,029 | todayilearned | dfodh6q |
ITT people who think HS diplomas = intelligence | yehwhatever | 40 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,011,033 | todayilearned | dfodhb0 |
Some of the most successful people I know never graduated. | DoomDash | -2 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,012,580 | todayilearned | dfoejj4 |
I wonder how many of those parent "teachers" are also super right wing Christians that scoff at the chore of teaching science. | sunlandia21 | -8 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,013,221 | todayilearned | dfoezh9 |
*withold education | Kenostic | -4 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,014,013 | todayilearned | dfofja6 |
I'm sure it's a comparable job to the state funded teaching. | nerv01 | 2 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,014,496 | todayilearned | dfofvkj |
That is wonderful; few are more likely to recognize the value of a very good education as those who might not have completed *and documented* their own. | Aye_or_Nay | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,014,874 | todayilearned | dfog4kp |
*Parents' | volvonerd | -2 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,015,058 | todayilearned | dfog8uq |
But that's less than half the states (source: am homeschooled) | greatatdrinking | -3 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,015,114 | todayilearned | dfoga5a |
Good, only 9 to go | TheSmashPosterGuy | 4 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,016,044 | todayilearned | dfogv92 |
This is what's wrong with America. | R3d_Anonymous | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,016,708 | todayilearned | dfoh9jx |
Now you know how Trump got elected. | AmazingShoes | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,016,761 | todayilearned | dfohaos |
Cuz Jeebus | iamjonmiller | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,017,380 | todayilearned | dfoho28 |
so? | goozbach | 2 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,017,984 | todayilearned | dfoi0rt |
Sounds very promising | katidelaine22 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,018,696 | todayilearned | dfoigc8 |
I feel as this explains a lot | Guerns77 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,018,800 | todayilearned | dfoiifj |
It's irrelevant, fake news. | re8609 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,019,172 | todayilearned | dfoiqc4 |
Should be all 50. | EverySingleRedditor | 5 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,019,603 | todayilearned | dfoizbz |
TIL in 9 states the government can take your kids away from you by force to educate them | NotSelfReferential | 68 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,020,233 | todayilearned | dfojcxx |
What is up with this subreddit and the red and blue pill bullshit | draxx_them_sklonskt | 5 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,020,510 | todayilearned | dfojir7 |
The alternative is letting your child be brainwashed by barely qualified teachers in an environment where most of the students choose to fuck off and interrupt the class instead of trying to learn. | freakofnatur | 2 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,020,648 | todayilearned | dfojllp |
Jesus, take the wheel! | HitShane | -2 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,021,430 | todayilearned | dfok1o9 |
Thank goodness. | WeAreWonderfulNow | -2 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,022,341 | todayilearned | dfokjra |
This explains Trump voters. | xtremechaos | -9 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,022,511 | todayilearned | dfokn5a |
Mp | -heisenberg4- | 0 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,022,763 | todayilearned | dfoks77 |
Do we still call it "homeschool" if it fails at schooling? | MpMerv | -3 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,022,781 | todayilearned | dfokskp |
Why? | jmarq89 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,022,928 | todayilearned | dfokviv |
Homeschooling should be illegal, full-stop. | schwaney | -12 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,022,931 | todayilearned | dfokvl2 |
Stupid is as stupid does | JMDeutsch | -3 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,022,957 | todayilearned | dfokw3h |
wow i had no idea this was a thing. | widermind | 0 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,022,961 | todayilearned | dfokw6s |
To be fair... some of the schools aren't much better. | subservient_bob | 4 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,022,981 | todayilearned | dfokwkh |
APRIL FOOLS | WiggedyWah | 0 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,023,079 | todayilearned | dfokygc |
Do as I am, not as I are. | Stemb0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,023,230 | todayilearned | dfol1cm |
Of course the controlling powers allow it, a stupid population is an easily manipulated population | Kinslayer2040 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,023,247 | todayilearned | dfol1oy |
On one end I say that's ridiculous, on another I say parents should be able to teach their kids as they see fit | HollywoodH23 | 3 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,023,627 | todayilearned | dfol8qf |
Well shit, I live in one of the requiring states, there goes my dream of having a bunch of bastard children then reappearing in their life dramatically and emotionally traumatically to say "Hey, guess what kids, I'm your dad AND your new teacher!" | KingWildCard437 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,023,660 | todayilearned | dfol9d6 |
Yep, all makes sense now | iino27ii | 0 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,023,698 | todayilearned | dfola3q |
I was home schooled sixth and seventh year in Alabama by my mom through a church...she had to stop because she couldn't teach my brothers after the two years, I had to. | VandulfTheRed | 0 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,023,714 | todayilearned | dfolae7 |
Scary, I bet Wisconsin is one and Utah is there too. | Sparks51 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,023,782 | todayilearned | dfolbo5 |
Those are the states that voted for Trump | edwa6040 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,023,788 | todayilearned | dfolbrj |
WHATS YOUR POINT | Supperaru | -2 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,024,045 | todayilearned | dfolgi1 |
Christ. | ladymalady | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,024,119 | todayilearned | dfolhuw |
If you outlaw the choice of education and force people to educate their children through a designated schooling system, that is called fascism, not freedom. | superchibisan2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,024,201 | todayilearned | dfoljbe |
TIL people believe the state should forcibly take children away from their parents and put them in prison for 15,000 hours. | mdmogren | 7 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,024,468 | todayilearned | dfolo0s |
And this is how we get Christians and Right Wingers. | MrDrLemon | 4 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,024,477 | todayilearned | dfolo6h |
This is how we got trumped. | dieselmac | 4 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,024,635 | todayilearned | dfolqza |
I'd imagine OP is from one of the other 9 states. | sheldonowns | -1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,024,657 | todayilearned | dfolrdm |
If you think about what makes a classroom more effective for a student, you would probably include * Small class size * Better educated teacher * one on one time with the teacher * well equipped classroom / curriculum With homeschooling you almost certainly have a small class size and one on one time with the teacher (except in the case where the parent isn't do any teaching, which isn't prevented by them having a degree) Of course, in nine states the good 'ol State Government can fine, arrest, or kill you if you try to teach your kindergartner (or 1st grader if kindergarten isn't required) by yourself without showing a diploma or GED. | sandrewj | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,024,713 | todayilearned | dfolsd3 |
Well that is backwards | SteroidSandwich | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,024,757 | todayilearned | dfolt4b |
How is that any of our business who teaches someone else's kid? | jziegle3227 | -4 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,024,822 | todayilearned | dfolu99 |
It's a free country. | your_neighborhood_tr | 0 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,024,981 | todayilearned | dfolwzt |
I believe that's called assurance | RaoulDuke209 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,025,012 | todayilearned | dfolxjg |
lol | penguin911 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,025,086 | todayilearned | dfolyrm |
Probably better for it considering the way public schools are these days | Emerald_Triangle | 0 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,025,108 | todayilearned | dfolz50 |
That's really fucked up...the blind leading the blind I guess. | mkneighbors17 | 3 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,025,148 | todayilearned | dfolztm |
Well that's pretty retarded. | iloveandfeareveryone | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,025,166 | todayilearned | dfom04o |
That's basically implying that if you graduate from high school you are immediately qualified to teach your children K-12. | xXxDildoPhagginzxXx | 0 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,025,220 | todayilearned | dfom105 |
With issues like these lurking around, Trump needs to inteospect more inwards why America relies on external talent. | VPee | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,025,258 | todayilearned | dfom1n4 |
It explains a lot, not understandable for foreigners. | AlexHessen | 2 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,025,359 | todayilearned | dfom3am |
so? | 5steelBI | -1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,025,403 | todayilearned | dfom42a |
Murica' | DarthMalgusFTW | 2 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,025,462 | todayilearned | dfom512 |
My sister is doing this and she didn't finish high school | flashcatjones | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,025,495 | todayilearned | dfom5kz |
This is highly misleading because the children still have to pass state mandated tests | bavvie | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,025,551 | todayilearned | dfom6in |
Wow @lehoopla | kw329710 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,025,691 | todayilearned | dfom8wt |
Yikes | TheForkLady | 2 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,025,776 | todayilearned | dfoma8u |
What state's Trump from? | metricrules | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,025,994 | todayilearned | dfomdrf |
Yeah, that makes sense | tikisnrot | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,026,021 | todayilearned | dfome7g |
As they should be. | wobblywallaby | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,026,023 | todayilearned | dfome88 |
Which results in kids who think the earth is flat. | kyleksq | 4 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,026,030 | todayilearned | dfomebf |
I mean...if you can't do teach? | hatsnatcher23 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,026,168 | todayilearned | dfomgjq |
That sounds like a diversity machine to me. | cdncbn | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,026,200 | todayilearned | dfomh21 |
Yeah freedom! | Research2Design | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,026,295 | todayilearned | dfomikj |
Dude, trust me, it's that simple - DT | obiekush | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,026,415 | todayilearned | dfomkfi |
Why should the government decide who can educate children in any state? | EbolaChan2015 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,026,533 | todayilearned | dfomm9o |
Going against the flow here, but entertain the notion to consider yourselves lucky, because in Europe, if you really don't want your child to be educated in a conventional high school, it will probably be taken away from you and you will be royally sued. | DiogenesOfNike | 2 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,026,631 | todayilearned | dfomnv5 |
Even worse, people without highschool diplomas or GEDs are having children. | thel33tman | 4 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,026,641 | todayilearned | dfomnzj |
Shoutout to all the other kids that dropped out at 11 and haven't done school since! | tHeBrUt3KiLLeR | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,026,763 | todayilearned | dfompvt |
To be fair, parents without high school diplomas or GEDs probably don't have the time or resources to homeschool their children due to how poor they probably are. | bullseyeberger | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,026,980 | todayilearned | dfomtcr |
I'm thinking about just moving to Guam , start a simple fishing family, have kids that swim with whale sharks, don't have kids that are stressed out until um death, profit from when 1st world liberals take over and see me as an unfortunate mislead heathen and get free stuff later. | Reddit91210 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,026,981 | todayilearned | dfomtd2 |
This explains a lot. | beauhemoth | 2 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,027,012 | todayilearned | dfomtuc |
They generally aren't writing the curriculum either. | bjor | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,027,142 | todayilearned | dfomvto |
Teaching...literally a job ANYONE can do. | groorgwrx | 0 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,027,425 | todayilearned | dfon089 |
And that folks, is how you maintain the circle of poverty. | TastyAnimal | 2 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,027,459 | todayilearned | dfon0qe |
I have a MBA and don't feel qualified to homeschool children. | jeremy3721 | 3 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,027,904 | todayilearned | dfon7gg |
taxation is theft | DoubleDogDamnit | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,028,057 | todayilearned | dfon9p7 |
Good. | augusthippo | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,028,083 | todayilearned | dfona3p |
Both our arguments are reasonably weak though, since they'd never even meet someone who was homeschooled until senior high school. | 7767961 | 2 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,028,096 | todayilearned | dfonaaz |
TIL that in 9 states the government doesn't allow people to school their own kids. | congoLIPSSSSS | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,028,191 | todayilearned | dfonbs5 |
If we are going to require a standardized test (Like a GED) in order to raise your children as you see fit, why not just require the same test to have children? | Aetronn | -1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,028,309 | todayilearned | dfondi0 |
You say that as if an high school education was worth a damn. | Might-be-a-Trowaway | 2 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,028,402 | todayilearned | dfoneu2 |
Terrifying, but explains a few things. | ForscherVerrat | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,028,559 | todayilearned | dfonh1w |
In Roman times people could educate without anu qualifications at all. | Ashton187 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,028,616 | todayilearned | dfonhwi |
Well easy: Just use the bible and make america great again! | homboo | 2 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,028,755 | todayilearned | dfonjw5 |
Tough shit for those kids. | Foreskin_Jizz_Bomb | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,028,756 | todayilearned | dfonjwr |
Who else going to vote for trump to cut their benefits | skullcrusherajay | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,028,809 | todayilearned | dfonknj |