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Doesn't homeschooling still require some sort of formal exam? | TehChid | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,028,816 | todayilearned | dfonkrm |
Suck it Stanley | shadyxGKMC | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,028,885 | todayilearned | dfonlre |
You can't teach something you never learned lol | mrjordann | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,028,955 | todayilearned | dfonmtf |
More like TIL that in 9 states you can't homeschool your kid | TheOfficialStorm | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,029,003 | todayilearned | dfonnjf |
das cool mane | I_like_pointy_things | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,029,174 | todayilearned | dfonq06 |
It seems pretty invasive to me that a government would ban a parent from teaching their child, except in provable cases of child abuse or radicalizing them to commit violence or something. | Redpointist1212 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,029,206 | todayilearned | dfonqg1 |
Well you don't have to be a singer to be a judge of singers | Banned88 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,029,221 | todayilearned | dfonqnl |
That's because homeschooling is not used to educate kids, it's to shelter them from receiving an education. | unclejessesmullet | 4 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,029,343 | todayilearned | dfonsds |
Homeschooling should be outlawed IMO. | Ferguson97 | 2 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,029,447 | todayilearned | dfonttq |
Well, that explains a lot. | ends_abruptl | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,029,566 | todayilearned | dfonvh8 |
I thought scores for home schools were higher than the national average. | roqu | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,029,746 | todayilearned | dfony01 |
The biggest impact on me and my youngest brother was an baby at the very least. | kiplaya | 2 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,029,772 | todayilearned | dfonyc7 |
Awwww...they get to grow up to be just like mom and dad. | kinasorta | 2 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,029,935 | todayilearned | dfoo0ma |
well duh - that's what they are trying to avoid | BloodAndBroccoli | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,029,985 | todayilearned | dfoo1bk |
would explain a lot of issue | r3dienhcs | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,030,130 | todayilearned | dfoo394 |
Mama say high school the devil! | 23PimpJungles | 2 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,030,244 | todayilearned | dfoo4wt |
They learn them with God! | CakeLawyer | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,030,341 | todayilearned | dfoo69n |
Is this how Trump got in :) | Dadskitchen | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,030,705 | todayilearned | dfoob9y |
Did anyone else notice that the states with the GED, or Diploma requirements are all in the bottom 25 states when it comes to education levels. | shogun56560 | 2 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,030,763 | todayilearned | dfooc0l |
I know what day it is and I don't feel like an argument about this anyway, so I'm just going to say neither of my parents graduated from college, and homeschooling me was possibly the best thing they ever did for me. | phyrestorm999 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,030,872 | todayilearned | dfoodhd |
Was educated by my mother who doesn't have her GED or a college diploma, went to public school sophomore year and I was in a better position then 90% of the kids in my class | ScootsMaGoogle | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,031,093 | todayilearned | dfoogdb |
I mean isn't that the point of homeschool... You don't agree with public school so you don't participate, it seems kind of like a no shit Sherlock concept | adamsfan42 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,031,097 | todayilearned | dfoogf4 |
"Education: School of Hard Knocks" | darthbone | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,031,098 | todayilearned | dfoogfq |
I know some people who dropped out of 10th grade that are 5x smarter than people I know with master's degrees | key1010 | 2 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,031,784 | todayilearned | dfoopci |
Huh.. that explains the lack of respect and general shitty behaviour of kids nowadays | arvind1993 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,031,985 | todayilearned | dfooruq |
You don't need the smarts when you have Jesus making your decisions. | FtheOrangeman | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,032,217 | todayilearned | dfoouqw |
Haha, no wonder there are so many uneducated / badly educated people. | ffilps | 3 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,032,370 | todayilearned | dfoownn |
I bet in all 50 parents without college degrees can homeschool their kids too. | BG_Misonary | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,032,479 | todayilearned | dfooxzn |
Favorite part was the girl that packed up her shit and left because she isn't paying thirty grand a year to watch this shit | [deleted] | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,032,701 | todayilearned | dfop0q6 |
This seems like more of a mind your own business issue rather than an actual social dysfunction..I don't have children of my own but I certainly have no right to tell people how to raise theirs | ty_sage_palm | 0 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,032,806 | todayilearned | dfop1z7 |
I believe many of them teach Intelligent Design | crystaloftruth | 2 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,033,173 | todayilearned | dfop6gc |
So in most states its legal to hang out with drop outs and ditch school, as long as you are related? | irko100 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,033,217 | todayilearned | dfop6yd |
That's a good thing | Bobbybuffet | -2 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,033,231 | todayilearned | dfop74x |
So now we know why Trump got elected. | cr0ft | 5 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,033,363 | todayilearned | dfop8p9 |
Are they trump supporters? | faulkque | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,033,541 | todayilearned | dfopavg |
America, we are fucked | swtnsourchkn | 4 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,033,636 | todayilearned | dfopc06 |
doctors without diplomas | Differentiate | 2 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,033,690 | todayilearned | dfopco0 |
Yeah well, 41 states also have very remote places that people can live, and homeschooling may be the only option. | Takeabyte | 3 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,033,910 | todayilearned | dfopf7z |
Lol that explains a lot. | Babygotback7 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,034,012 | todayilearned | dfopgft |
I wonder what Americans would say about homeschooling if Wahhabi and Salafi Muslims, reactionary proto-fascists and revolutionary anti-capitalists would homeschool their children as well. | julian_remo | 3 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,034,423 | todayilearned | dfopl8l |
Uh oh | catlover06 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,034,692 | todayilearned | dfopog0 |
Because letting parent decide what is best for their kids is so bad... And the Public school system is a paragon of competence and Virtue! | misomiso82 | -5 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,035,189 | todayilearned | dfopuc7 |
Don't they all take the same test? | shikuru | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,035,236 | todayilearned | dfopuvm |
I know how to turn this thing on. | YesplzMm | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,035,254 | todayilearned | dfopv38 |
Sign em up for online classes $15 a month, and no liberal bullshit being shoved down their throats. | Segfault72 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,035,488 | todayilearned | dfopxol |
That explains a lot | metricbanana | 3 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,036,874 | todayilearned | dfoqd4e |
I respect this law. | 3armsOrNoArms | -1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,036,989 | todayilearned | dfoqebs |
Every kid they keep out of school saves the state a shit load of money. | Ceejae | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,037,273 | todayilearned | dfoqhg6 |
Also in all of those states, if they fail the state testing there guardian looses the right to teach them. | 00Jacket | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,037,567 | todayilearned | dfoqkq4 |
Do they still need to do pass national exams? | SD__ | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,037,941 | todayilearned | dfoqosl |
Freedumb in the cuntry. | drawkbox | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,039,166 | todayilearned | dfor23p |
This is how you got trump. | MartyMcMcFly | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,039,567 | todayilearned | dfor6ib |
People are idiots. | citoloco | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,039,843 | todayilearned | dfor9i8 |
Freedom is just so inconvenient. | BravoBuzzard | 0 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,040,157 | todayilearned | dforcvl |
No wonder why our country is failing. | Princess-Panties | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,040,265 | todayilearned | dfore2d |
TIL that in all 50 states the only thing really protecting my kids from a madman with a gun is a sign on a building full of hippies. | WhiteAssDaddy | 0 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,040,317 | todayilearned | dforem1 |
Worse yet, in all 50 states, parents without even a day of culinary training are allowed to feed their children. | sacrefist | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,040,552 | todayilearned | dforh3p |
Idiocracy | obimk1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,041,132 | todayilearned | dfornfz |
Which is clearly a very good thing, end of discussion. | nineteenthly | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,041,311 | todayilearned | dforpbz |
My momma always said, "Stupid is as stupid does." | omnichronos | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,041,818 | todayilearned | dforurh |
A great teacher shows you where to look, not what to see. | RandomExcess | 7 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,041,855 | todayilearned | dforv62 |
If anyone is interested I was home schooled by parents without any higher education. | akrebsie | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,042,064 | todayilearned | dforxe1 |
I see that the summer children and the fedoras have taken over this thread. | evanman69 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,042,673 | todayilearned | dfos3xl |
I'm more surprised that these states aren't in Africa. | OWKuusinen | 0 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,043,305 | todayilearned | dfosaq3 |
Why should they need permission? | expiresinapril | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,043,312 | todayilearned | dfosasj |
It shows | Txisthereason | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,043,360 | todayilearned | dfosbaj |
And this is how we have ended up with a nation of dolts. | ademnus | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,043,737 | todayilearned | dfosff2 |
Considering the hellholes they're rescuing their children from, I would be loath to deny them that right. | rinnip | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,043,746 | todayilearned | dfosfiw |
People without GEDs shouldn't be allowed to breed We live in a society. | strboole | 0 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,044,255 | todayilearned | dfosl0x |
It's cus the government wants us to be a dumb society | Thecleverbear | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,044,402 | todayilearned | dfosmo3 |
Just curious, what does everyone here think is a good cutoff to home-school if you want to? | voisinat | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,044,620 | todayilearned | dfosp4y |
TIL the US school system is an even bigger joke than I previously thought. | sir_patrickryan14 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,044,716 | todayilearned | dfosq6l |
I've never met a homeschool parent that I thought was particularly smart and I've never met a homeschool kid that wasn't socially awkward. | CaptainAwesome06 | 2 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,044,751 | todayilearned | dfosqks |
"permitted" How does it feel to desire slavery? | emsigam9 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,044,918 | todayilearned | dfosser |
The blind leading the blind. | totallynotarobotnope | 2 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,045,000 | todayilearned | dfostcf |
TIL Americans call their country "The Land of the Free" but get mad when freedom is exercised. | woodmoon | 4 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,045,023 | todayilearned | dfostla |
because teachers with thousands and thousands of students care more about their childs education than his or her actual parents. | AltRightLatino | 2 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,045,716 | todayilearned | dfot1kr |
"I don't need no GED when I have my GOD!" | Cartoonzinho | 4 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,046,072 | todayilearned | dfot5rq |
Good. | PTBRULES | -1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,046,298 | todayilearned | dfot8i5 |
At least they wont be indoctrinated with liberal ideology! | AlCzervik1 | -3 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,046,330 | todayilearned | dfot8wq |
So people are against immigrants homeschooling their kids? | ShortFuse | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,046,874 | todayilearned | dfotfxt |
Considering how bad public schools are, or how a student can get shifted in a school district to fit a "diversity statistic" I'd say home school kids are probably better off. | Land2600 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,047,011 | todayilearned | dfothnz |
Ludicrous | flaglerite | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,047,150 | todayilearned | dfotjfm |
Data | dankbeats420 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,047,183 | todayilearned | dfotjvz |
That's because natural law dictates parents, not the state, have ultimate say regarding their children. | Dooretta | 3 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,047,454 | todayilearned | dfotnec |
If u have a GED u have high school knowledge it's literally a high school equivalency test so I don't see why that's a big deal, as for the no diploma that's some bullshit | danknus | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,047,739 | todayilearned | dfotr5n |
Weirdest and unfunny April Fool so far OP! | hpshout | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,047,822 | todayilearned | dfots8h |
Yes because a high school diploma from the US public school system is held in such high regard. | razorbackgeek | 2 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,048,091 | todayilearned | dfotvuf |
My two cents is this: I don't think homeschooling is thebest, on account of the fact that if the child has nothing else they do that makes them leave their parents, like an outside group of ftiends, or sports, etc, they are never exposed to anything but their parents opinions, ideas, and beliefs. | Meshtemataste | 2 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,048,220 | todayilearned | dfotxw4 |
the growing divide is self inflicted | steveinbuffalo | 2 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,048,466 | todayilearned | dfou1b1 |
What diplomas did Benjamin Franklin have? | islandpilot44 | 3 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,048,487 | todayilearned | dfou1mu |
so, libraloons with political agendas are allowed to teach public schools, whats the difference I ask | j-shonk | 0 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,048,559 | todayilearned | dfou2lw |
direct 1 on 1 tutoring is the most effective form of education | ggg111ggg111 | 3 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,048,575 | todayilearned | dfou2u1 |
A lot of homeschooling is done online nowadays but I think there should be more state inspection before letting a child be homeschooled | MackI0ILantern | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,048,977 | todayilearned | dfou8r9 |
this explains so much | thewaywardgamer | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,049,120 | todayilearned | dfouawl |
I usually do not get "triggered" by words but using the word "permitted" in this context annoys the bejesus out of me. | lostintransactions | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,049,180 | todayilearned | dfoubre |
ITT: Childless neckbeards trying to dictate what other people can do with their kids. | blackgaylibertarian | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,049,398 | todayilearned | dfouf0i |
That explains alot | Dywards | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,049,421 | todayilearned | dfoufdy |
Wait... they're allowed to breed in the first place? | LordSpencer | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,049,644 | todayilearned | dfouipc |
They are teaching their child and teaching themself. | twigburst | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2017-04 | 1,491,049,930 | todayilearned | dfoun5u |