<story><title>Laura Deming, founder of the Longevity Fund, on being homeschooled</title><url>https://blog.withprimer.com/laura-deming/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>speeder</author><text>I want to homeschool my future kids but it is still illegal in my country (illegal as in: if you attempt it, the government will arrest you and send the kids to an orphanage)&lt;p&gt;Thing is: public schools here outright suck, teach lots of bullshit and are dangerous.&lt;p&gt;Private schools are crazy expensive, and although they are more useful they still teach a lot of bullshit.&lt;p&gt;Also the educational style of all schools here is outright awful, there is an article from 1950s I believe written by Richard Feynman and it still applies 100%</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>swiley</author><text>As someone who was homeschooled and socialized almost exclusively with other homeschoolers as a kid, I was on the fence about it.&lt;p&gt;Then I grew up and met people who went to public school. Holy cow I can’t believe people think it’s ok to put their kids through that! I can’t believe we collectively accept children being exposed to the violence and other problems that are pervasive there! It’s not surprising so many people become criminals now.</text></comment>
<story><title>Laura Deming, founder of the Longevity Fund, on being homeschooled</title><url>https://blog.withprimer.com/laura-deming/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>speeder</author><text>I want to homeschool my future kids but it is still illegal in my country (illegal as in: if you attempt it, the government will arrest you and send the kids to an orphanage)&lt;p&gt;Thing is: public schools here outright suck, teach lots of bullshit and are dangerous.&lt;p&gt;Private schools are crazy expensive, and although they are more useful they still teach a lot of bullshit.&lt;p&gt;Also the educational style of all schools here is outright awful, there is an article from 1950s I believe written by Richard Feynman and it still applies 100%</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>TrackerFF</author><text>What do you consider &amp;quot;bullshit&amp;quot;, and what makes you the authority on making such claims?&lt;p&gt;I ask in good faith, not to mock you or anything - mostly because I&amp;#x27;ve heard a wide range of similar claims.&lt;p&gt;(I do think that the educational style of many public schools is horrendous though, as it follows the old factory-line model, where you try to fit all kids into some mold, and &amp;quot;educate&amp;quot; them as fast as possible. When the reality is that there&amp;#x27;s no one-size-its-all educational model. It&amp;#x27;s highly individual, and must be tailored &amp;#x2F; optimized for each pupil, if possible.)</text></comment>