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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Read any thread about any of the public schools in the DMV.  They are all full of complaints about teachers, other students, parents, school administration, tech in classrooms, school calendar, etc.  Then add in school shootings.  [/quote]

This.

We would homeschool (for academic reasons, not for religious or political reasons) to better educate our kids, if we could. We cannot find a way to make it work.

In our social circle, almost every homeschooling family does it for academic reasons. College admissions has gone well for those who did homeschool.

The one exception is for a special needs child which their public school would not support sufficiently.

In each of these cases, the parents are both well educated. [/quote]

In this area, I'm sure people are teaching their kids.  But in many parts of the US, people are just pulling their kids out of school and not teaching them at all or barely teaching them.  This is driven by social media.  My friend's niece and nephew were pulled out of school and they are using an online program.  They do not know how to read and they are in middle school.  This is in Tennessee and apparently there is very little oversight.  You just have to certify you are homeschooling your children but there is no testing or required curriculum.  This will be disastrous in the future. [/quote]

No more disastrous than the failing public schools in many areas of the U.S. You must live in an absolute bubble if you think all school districts are fully functioning and fulfilling their educational duties. [/quote]

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