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I love how this person thinks being homeschooled is a flex
"Not only was I poorly educated but I also don't know how to socialize."
One of the first rules of homeschool is instilling your child with a fear and hatred of the outside world.
Or a sense of superiority. Some of the biggest narcissists I've ever met were homeschooled.
Aside from the crazy Christian homeschoolers who don't want their kids taught by the evil, woke liberals and the homeschoolers whose kids were just antisocial, you get the homeschoolers who think that their children are "gifted" and need to be taught in some special way to bring out their superior abilities.
Professor Charles Xavier just shaking his head at this.
my siblings are like this. I'm embarrassed to admit to it, but they run around telling other people that their public education was shit and being homeschooled is so superior lol. i don't understand it other than maybe they're coping. I've worked hard to overcome being homeschooled and actively try to educate myself.
Some public schools absolutely are shit. And we've got a wealth of propaganda invested in selling "education as a luxury service" rather than a public utility.
The marketing strategy of homeschool sellers is to convince people that working with your PTA is a waste of time and only you know how to adequately teach your kids.
I’ve worked hard to overcome being homeschooled and actively try to educate myself
Ideally, education isn't some singular struggle, but a group effort. I've learned more and faster in small groups with a talented TA and enthusiastic professor than in any independent study.
When I was still in school some of the smartest kids I knew were originally homeschooled.
Though their parents had the clairvoyance to realize they had to go to public school at some point.
Anyway my point is it was a flex when I was in school outside of the socializing thing but those same kids generally ended up being some of the most popular within a year or two.