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Doubleucommadj OP t1_jcdlyry wrote

Ty, btw. These folk have opted out of services, yet want to double dip: No oversight, yet access.

I'm keen on the social benefit of rounding out kids' skill, but you can't privately exempt your fam and turn around and request public services.

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ProgressMom68 t1_jcfxbvm wrote

You can if your property taxes fund the schools. Personally, I have no problem with this. The socialization will be good for the kids, who are sometimes heavily indoctrinated by Christian homeschool curriculum. It would be a benefit for them to meet other kids and be exposed to different points of view.

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probably_inside t1_jcdowsy wrote

As someone who was homeschooled in the late 90s and early 00s. I completely agree.

I also was under the impression that all that was something you could do back then.

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the_honeyman t1_jchblhn wrote

As somebody who has his kid in a homeschool co-op, has a family full of public school educators and support staff, and fully supports paying taxes for public schools by everyone, what these people want is nothing short of having your cake and eating it too.

There are lots of opportunities to add social enrichment to a homeschool program, they just cost money since they're not funded by public education money. These people just want the public education system to pay for their child's social enrichment.

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