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Re: Homeschooling hits record numbers

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Post by raw_anon_1111 »

programjames wrote: post #829
raw_anon_1111 wrote: post #826

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How is telling kids it’s okay if you’re not White like the rest of the kids or you’re in a wheelchair a Democratic talking point?

Read what I wrote: > "Everyone is welcome here" is now a callsign for "registered Democrat". Maybe it's suspicious that this phrase is able to distinguish Republicans from Democrats, but the point isn't the virtue of the parties, it's that it's one of the most common phrases people choose to use to distinguish themselves as Democrats. If you don't want one teacher walking around with a MAGA hat, but don't have the po…

Banning rainbow caps and Pride is completely different than showing kids of different colors playing together holding hands and showing a kid in a wheelchair.

This is the exact poster - even more innocuous than I thought

https://www.idahoednews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Every...

It was originally a stand against hate

https://www.kare11.com/article/news/the-story-behind-the-all...

Do I need to emphasize that this was the sentiment that was repeated when I was in a Christian conservative mostly White private school in the 80s?

Re: Homeschooling hits record numbers

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Post by pyuser583 »

kachapopopow wrote: post #612
pyuser583 wrote: post #566

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Gifted and average students who aren’t given attention become poor performers quickly. Gifted students especially. Students who learn ahead don’t want to be told: “ok you have the material, so I’ll ignore you for a bit.” They want more. They want their questions answered, even if the questions aren’t part of the lesson plan. Nobody wants to be told “we aren’t studying that today.” You really can’t starve the rest of…

teaching independent learning is also a very valuable skill, most average people can do it especially the gifted ones as long as they are given the resources to do so and general skills taught in the first 8 grades since realistically I caught up by 10th grade while being a very poor performer in the first 8 (mostly due to lack of effort and generally being very stupid as a kid). also there is very little excuse now…

AI is very bad at developing curricular materials.

Re: Homeschooling hits record numbers

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raw_anon_1111 wrote: post #831
programjames wrote: post #829

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Read what I wrote: > "Everyone is welcome here" is now a callsign for "registered Democrat". Maybe it's suspicious that this phrase is able to distinguish Republicans from Democrats, but the point isn't the virtue of the parties, it's that it's one of the most common phrases people choose to use to distinguish themselves as Democrats. If you don't want one teacher walking around with a MAGA hat, but don't have the po…

Banning rainbow caps and Pride is completely different than showing kids of different colors playing together holding hands and showing a kid in a wheelchair. This is the exact poster - even more innocuous than I thought https://www.idahoednews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Every... It was originally a stand against hate https://www.kare11.com/article/news/the-story-behind-the-all... Do I need to emphasize that this…

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Re: Homeschooling hits record numbers

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Post by programjames »

raw_anon_1111 wrote: post #831
programjames wrote: post #829

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Read what I wrote: > "Everyone is welcome here" is now a callsign for "registered Democrat". Maybe it's suspicious that this phrase is able to distinguish Republicans from Democrats, but the point isn't the virtue of the parties, it's that it's one of the most common phrases people choose to use to distinguish themselves as Democrats. If you don't want one teacher walking around with a MAGA hat, but don't have the po…

Banning rainbow caps and Pride is completely different than showing kids of different colors playing together holding hands and showing a kid in a wheelchair. This is the exact poster - even more innocuous than I thought https://www.idahoednews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Every... It was originally a stand against hate https://www.kare11.com/article/news/the-story-behind-the-all... Do I need to emphasize that this…

You have yet to address or even acknowledge the focus of both my comments: this phrase is a common means of signalling party affiliation. I feel like you need to improve in how you approach these kind of discussions, because you're getting nowhere in convincing me when you come across as not even understanding my argument.

If your goal is different, maybe to just socially stigmatize people opposed to worlds you prefer, well I guess you're doing fine with that, but you do see how that's problematic at creating consensus, right? And how, the sane reaction is for me to faux-politely call you a shill or a clown. I don't think this is actually your goal (which is why I deleted my previous reply, it was unnecessarily mean unless this is your goal), I just don't think you've really built up your debate toolbox yet.

Re: Homeschooling hits record numbers

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Post by A4ET8a8uTh0_v2 »

benjaminsky2 wrote: post #795
A4ET8a8uTh0_v2 wrote: post #506

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There are some skills taught in that realm. From personal experience, I have learned to recognize trouble by gait and eyes alone. I get that people get different experiences, but I could have done without that knowledge.

If you ever end up incarcerated this will be invaluable:)

I remember one politician once responding in an off-hand manner as to why they are focusing on prisons and not day cares, to which he responded: 'well, there is still a change I may end up in prison'. Naturally, I did not realize then how optimistic that remark was.

Re: Homeschooling hits record numbers

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Post by skx001 »

karakoram wrote: post #560

I follow this blog of an entrepreneur based in Malaysia, Asim Qureshi. https://wonderyearsschool.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@asim-qureshi/videos He has been documenting his children's homeschooling journey and I have to say the results are beyond amazing. All of the kids were done with "high school" level education before the age of 15. Daughters going to Oxford and Cambridge. They were accepted at 16 I think but t…

I follow Asim too! A very interesting case study indeed. The boy learned to code and started working full-time for his startup.

What's really great is all the kids seem to be very well rounded and come off as pretty confident on their own. This can be seen in the videos on the YT channel.

Finishing "school" several years early is the biggest plus for me. Imagine being done with high school by the age of 14. The possibilities are endless. Learn languages, travel, learn real tangible skills, join various bootcamps.

Your kid can have so much "life" experience by the time they turn 18-20.

Re: Homeschooling hits record numbers

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Post by jsutton »

DANmode wrote: post #641
only-one1701 wrote: post #567

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This is one of the most insane comments I’ve ever read on a hackernews story. Age is very much important when finding one’s social peers as a child.

Why?

Take a second to think through why it might be bad for a 2nd grader to seek high schoolers as social peers.

Re: Homeschooling hits record numbers

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Post by raw_anon_1111 »

programjames wrote: post #834
raw_anon_1111 wrote: post #831

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Banning rainbow caps and Pride is completely different than showing kids of different colors playing together holding hands and showing a kid in a wheelchair. This is the exact poster - even more innocuous than I thought https://www.idahoednews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Every... It was originally a stand against hate https://www.kare11.com/article/news/the-story-behind-the-all... Do I need to emphasize that this…

You have yet to address or even acknowledge the focus of both my comments: this phrase is a common means of signalling party affiliation. I feel like you need to improve in how you approach these kind of discussions, because you're getting nowhere in convincing me when you come across as not even understanding my argument. If your goal is different, maybe to just socially stigmatize people opposed to worlds you prefe…

Saying we don’t hate people because of the color of their skin was something that conservatives said with Reagan through Bush 2 when he spoke in solidarity with American Muslims after 9/11.

If we ban any symbol that might be used as politics we should ban the American flag in classrooms since that now has become a symbol of the MAGA movement. Defending banning a poster showing hands of people of different colors is just as non sensical - there were no pride colors on the poster, no pro immigration signaling nothing.

I bet you a paycheck they would have banned a multi racial group picture of kids just playing together because it was “too woke”.

In fact, there is a long history of states being triggered showing people of multiple races actually getting along

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2023/02/05/sesame-str...

It’s not about political signaling - it’s straight out racism

Re: Homeschooling hits record numbers

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Post by programjames »

raw_anon_1111 wrote: post #838
programjames wrote: post #834

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You have yet to address or even acknowledge the focus of both my comments: this phrase is a common means of signalling party affiliation. I feel like you need to improve in how you approach these kind of discussions, because you're getting nowhere in convincing me when you come across as not even understanding my argument. If your goal is different, maybe to just socially stigmatize people opposed to worlds you prefe…

Saying we don’t hate people because of the color of their skin was something that conservatives said with Reagan through Bush 2 when he spoke in solidarity with American Muslims after 9/11. If we ban any symbol that might be used as politics we should ban the American flag in classrooms since that now has become a symbol of the MAGA movement. Defending banning a poster showing hands of people of different colors is j…

Talking about the greatness of America has been a theme among Democrats from FDR to JFK, when they spoke about defending and spreading American cultural values like democracy and freedom. It goes back even further to the 1840s with James K. Polk and Manifest Destiny. Banning the MAGA hat in the classroom isn't about political signalling - it's just straight out America hate.

Do you see how silly you sound? Look, here's my issue with you: I've told you my reasons to oppose MAGA hats and welcome posters in the classroom. You refuse to believe those are my reasons. You're calling me a liar, saying I must secretly be withholding some racist motivated reasoning. I get that there are America haters who want to ban MAGA hats, and racists who want to ban these posters. But you're talking to me, not them. If you can only refute people who collectively share two brain cells, then you're probably just wrong on your position.

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