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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm completely frustrated that my rising junior is going to have a totally subpar HS education, but I really couldn't care less about the social stuff. Mine maybe an outlier, but he spends tons of time with his friends online and on the phone now.

I feel badly for college kids (and their parents) -- because part of what you're paying for with college is the experience of living with a bunch of other same-aged people and having a lot of time to learn from them and make stupid mistakes and generally grow up. Paying almost full freight for a DL college experience (or worse, the tormented in-person experience with a million restrictions and terrified faculty) would be awful. But I can't imagine being distraught because my kid isn't going to go to a homecoming dance. Ridiculous.[/quote]

Remember parents allow their kids to go to the $60-80k/yr colleges. It’s a choice. Remember kids who are doing college virtually from home aren’t paying room and board. Living in an apt near campus is a choice. I’ve said this elsewhere but I have no problem saying no to my kids, ever. I’ve been doing it since they started asking for souvenirs at the amusement park![/quote]

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