Doesn't address my question or point.
Have you ever seen, on these pages, a home schooler who had "average" student/children or, heaven forbid, below average?
Some must be average and some must be below average and some must be above average or there wouldn't be an "average", unless they were all exactly the same.
I think your points are relevant mainly if you define “average” as “the same.” Every individual has some abilities, characteristics, and interests that make that person stand out from others. Naturally, people describing their loved ones - whether it’s a parent talking about a child, or any other relationship - will emphasize the ways in which the person is “not the same.”
For example, one might think that I believe the Outrageously Excellent Gunner Anoreth is “above average.” In fact, as a student, she’s quite haphazard and distractable, producing good results only when she really wants to. I promote her outrageous excellent based, not on academic criteria, but on many other ways in which she is different from other people, including being very different from me. (Bill and Tom, on the other hand, are far “above average” in certain academic skills, and they have the 97th-99th percentile SAT scores to prove it.)
I think the element of “not the same” is common among all my friends with respect to their children, no matter how the child is educated. Parents know the ways in which each child is different from others, and that forms much of the content of the parent’s “esteem” for the child.
“Doesn’t address my question or point.”
Hah! For someone claiming that young people are all narcissists, you’re remarkably immune to facts.
Maybe just a little flaw in your logic cause it depends on your premise:
If you are speaking of just homeschoolers you are right there are some above, at and below average.
However, if you are talking about the entire population of school children then homeschooled children do consistently rank above average and are now the most sought after group for colleges admisssions.
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