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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Personally, I think kids benefit from spending some portion of their childhood in school, but I have no issues with home schooling for some subset of years.  It just shouldn't be all of their education.  There is value to being part of a group and learning patience in a group setting.

As one example, my sister had a good friend who was homeschooled forever.  She wanted to work for NASA for her whole childhood and got a degree in aerospace engineering.  She only lasted at NASA for about a month before she quit.  She couldn't handle to structure and beaurocracy.  That was her first and last job.  She now stays home and homeschool her kids.[/quote]

You can't possibly say that not being able to "handle" working at NASA is something against homeschooling. NASA is one of the most strict and structured work environments on the planet. I was not homeschooled, I actually did extremely well in school including receiving several prestigious awards (in addition to a hard science PhD), and I couldn't handle it either.

Why don't you look at it the other way - that it's interesting she was able to get a degree in aerospace engineering after being "homeschooled forever" and downright impressive that she was able to achieve what many have tried but few have been able to do and to actually get a job working for NASA?[/quote]

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