#than a kid that can talk street lingo but lacks self-esteem and suffers from crushing social-induced depressive episodes | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

saint-ambrosef · 2 years ago

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someone will go on about how horrible their experience with the public education system is. that it ruined their teenage mental health, didn't teach them shit, taught them to put all their worth in academic success, suffered bullying and self-esteem issues, etc.

but bring up home schooling and they're instantly like "bUt wHaT aBOuT soCiaLiZInG??"

as if the miserable experience of eight hour school days they just described is the only means (or superior form) of socialization for kids.

#also like #putting aside the stupid stereotype of home schooled kids as 'weird' or w/e #i would much rather have a happy confident and well-adjusted kid thats a little socially awkward #than a kid that can talk street lingo but lacks self-esteem and suffers from crushing social-induced depressive episodes #like is this really a choice. really.#for every awkward home schooled kid youve met i promise you've met ten other “normal” people that you didnt even know were home schooled #also shit man i've met a fuck ton of kids who went to regular school who were weird AF

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