As I said, it depresses me to even think about it, much less write about it.
Oops. My reply sounds like the six year old has a daughter; hope you can make sense of it. Guess proofing is a good thing.
I have known FReeper Ironclad for many years, and can absolutely vouch for him being the most staunch of conservatives, who can be counted on as a Minuteman of Freedom for this great country.
Second, I have been on this forum for quite a while, and have seen feeding frenzies that rival reef sharks.
Please re-read Ironclad's FIRST sentence:
"Based on my personal experience..."
This is not the raving rant of a lunatic liberal, but a FReeper putting in his OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCE for common consumption in the discussion of a topic that is dear to all FReepers. I must say I was somewhat disturbed to see a FReeper hammered merely for putting in a first person witnessed experience on the subject. I actually have a completely 180 degree experience, but it is a personal experience, and while even witnessed first hand on several occasions, I would not presume it to be an absolute for every homeschooled parent/child relationship.
Again, as Ironclad disclosed from the start, this is a PERSONAL EXPERIENCE:
My cousin is an Air Force Captain and has four kids. They are smart as the dickens, and have great individual personalities, social skills, and athletic ability. They get great grades, (or they get extra chores) and truly seem to love their entire family, friends, and life. I put a lot of this down to my cousin, SHE is as tough as nails, as dedicated as you can be, is tireless, and is smart to boot. (Hey, she's my cousin!)
I'm just saying that while I believe that home schooling is right for a lot of parents/children, I can see where in situations where the parents overly isolate their children from others, denying them of social skills and/or athletic event participation, or have poor teaching skills, that you are going to find stories of children not turning out as we would hope from a home schooling environment.
I believe Ironclad was simply adding to the information database, so as to provide further food for thought for intellectually hungry FReepers.
Of course, some of you may just be here for the target shooting. In which case, now you have another to aim at.
Asbestos undies on.