@jacobchatterjee @emlynaddison @BillyMcWhirter Arguments are not The Truth + U forget that for each argument for god, there's 10 for atheism
@Gomba13 @BillyMcWhirter Sure...if I *HAD* to live in a backwater fiefdom, yes I'd probably home school. But it invites xenophobia.
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@emlynaddison
@BillyMcWhirter It depends on the learning environment created by parent and how she compensates for lack of social setting. -
@Gomba13@BillyMcWhirter Recreating the typical school melting pot is a tall order, not to mention the movement away from parental supervisn -
@emlynaddison
@BillyMcWhirter You are right, recreating the same is impossible. But is that school environment really necessary? -
@Gomba13@BillyMcWhirter I'm not sure what you mean; is it NOT important that the cultural microcosm of schools prepare kids for society? -
@emlynaddison
@BillyMcWhirter It's important that kids are prepared, but it doesn't necessarily have to be done by traditional methods. -
@Gomba13@BillyMcWhirter To me "non traditional" always sounds like people making a show of bucking the system, whether it's good or not. -
@emlynaddison
@BillyMcWhirter How many problems were created by sticking with traditional ways, and how many fixed by non traditional ways? -
@Gomba13@BillyMcWhirter I don't see kids spending time at school together to learn and bond as 'traditional'. That's just common sense. - 3 more replies
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@emlynaddison
@BillyMcWhirter Xenophobia can be acquired just as easily in a conventional school setting. -
@Gomba13@BillyMcWhirter I don't think I agree with that unless you're talking about segregated schools. Did I mention I was from S. Africa? -
@emlynaddison
@BillyMcWhirter No need for segregation. The ethnic composition of pupils and the school's attitude go a long way. -
@Gomba13@BillyMcWhirter As with everything societal, it may be regional. Imagine an inner-city school student demo. in Midwest suburbia...
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