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    What do you think of un-schooling??

    Bill Gates is an unfair example. Only recently has it been a requirement in Fast food establishments and other places such as retail or department stores that their employees have a High School diploma, GED or be currently in school or the military. Bill Gates started his business long before...
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    What do you think of un-schooling??

    Quote: Maybe, but college admission is very competitive. People who score higher on the SATs are given preferential treatment,scholarships, etc. at better schools. That is why a lot of students start at a community college level and transfer up. High school education really becomes nil when...
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    What do you think of un-schooling??

    redux - you can get into college without math skills, they just require you to take pre-math and math classes by setting required courses for a degree. Trust me on this, it's the sole reason why I am even in a math class knowing full and well that I do horribly with math. Just about every...
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    What do you think of un-schooling??

    Quote: There are plenty of things learned in a public school that cannot be gained in an isolated home environment. Social skills are highly important in the real world and being in a public or private school has students associating with each other on a regular basis. Students also learn the...
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    What do you think of un-schooling??

    I understand that some do better in that environment and that others do not. I currently know a 3 year old who couldn't speak whole words, let alone sentences a year ago. Why? because her parents didn't bother to teach her or stimulate her mind to do so. She got by muttering, grunting and...
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    What do you think of un-schooling??

    This scares me. A lot. I like school in the whole structured learning environment idea (less of the obnoxious classmates who could care less idea). If it were for the sake of keeping kids on the farm where they will learn useful information to inherit the farm, ok. If it's to raise the child to...
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