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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think of homeschooling as similar to not vaccinating your child. Both are ok if you have a real reason—a medical reason why your child can’t be vaccinated, or a public school that will not accommodate your child with special needs, for instance.

But both have serious downsides for society at large—weakening herd immunity, and weakening the social fabric in which everyone is invested in the strength of the public education system.

If you opt out just because you think maybe it’s better for YOUR kid without giving any thought to the larger picture, I think that is morally indefensible. [/quote]

Your comparison has too many holes. Unless you are lumping private/charter/anything besides standard publics in with homeschoolers. And maybe you are? But then you are making a more radical statement that puts you out there on the fringe.

Look, I have three kids and only homeschool one. He happens to be in your forgivable category (special needs, horrible experience at school). So now, after a few years of homeschooling him while my other kids are in FCPS AAP, I realize that he is a stronger student in absolutely every way than they are. Much more advanced in math, much stronger writer, knows -- I can't even begin to estimate how many times more --  so, so much more about history, literature, science than they do. And, most importantly, he loves to read and learn and has genuine curiosity about the world. So, I look at my other kids and think, what am I doing??? I am letting these guys down because the other kid started out with more issues. I am not sure I can handle homeschooling three, but if I can, why wouldn't I???

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