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srg0pdrs4 t1_j8odd7s wrote

Reply to comment by mullethunter111 in Massachusetts has the 2nd earliest average high school start time in the country (7:38am) by LuckyLaceyKS

Happy to hear... apparently I'm fucking my kids up to a good portion of this thread.

If I didn't have eyes and ears to see what is actually going on around me my entire life I'd probably be more worried...

The number of miserable, unfulfilled people I know personally and on the interwebs are a pretty clear indicator to me that the one thing most people went thru isn't doing it's intended job. Or maybe it is.

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mullethunter111 t1_j8ofc5c wrote

Exactly.

I’m not raising factory workers. I want my kids to learn how they learn best, to find their passions through learning and be allowed to be themselves— not be placed in a box and be told who they are by their peers.

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srg0pdrs4 t1_j8okieu wrote

I don't even care if my kids want to be factory workers. If they find personal fulfillment in that, awesome. It's really not about income or the need to be your own person...those things are obviously important but not my guiding light... personal fulfillment, taking owbershio of their lives...yes factory workers typically don't exude that...but I want to be clear that I don't belittle anyone who works to provide a service.

I'm with you finding passions and developing skills that will matter in their future, knowing the basics of coding, developing strong communication skills, thinking globally beyond their little bubbles, regardless of where that bubble may be. We're leaving for Portugal in a couple of months while they continue with their online curriculum, while we supplement with weekly field trips, Portuguese language development (which will be in a classroom because they see enough of my mug) and travels across the country.

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