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1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Aug-2021 15:20:20 EDT lnxw48a1
   Me, to #sonTwo: #sonOne doesn't know what to do about #GD1, because they aren't giving a remote learning option for her school and he doesn't want her bringing #COVID-19 home to #GD2 (whose school does have a remote learning option this year).
   
   sonTwo: He could always try home schooling.
   
   Me, laughing: He's part of the leftish group that has always opposed such things. I expect he'll end up doing that, but it will happen at the last minute.
   1. musicman (musicman@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Aug-2021 15:36:01 EDT musicman

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      This is a topic I don't have the time to dive into, but homeschooling is definitely not just for the right: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-managed_social_center#Free_schools
      1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Aug-2021 16:32:44 EDT lnxw48a1

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         There is a faction that believes mandatory on campus public schooling is the only way. There are a lot of them in California.
         1. just an actual husbear (guizzy@pleroma.guizzyordi.info)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Aug-2021 16:52:34 EDT just an actual husbear

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            @lnxw48a1 @musicman I think those people's arguments is that this would take money out of the public school system, then well off people would hire tutors or send kids to private schools and poor people's kids would have worse education.
            
            I don't think the issue is underfunding of public schools though, as much as misplaced or outright missing incentives.
            1. just an actual husbear (guizzy@pleroma.guizzyordi.info)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Aug-2021 16:53:28 EDT just an actual husbear

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               @lnxw48a1 @musicman Meaning the alternatives to mandatory public schooling would take money out of the public school system
         2. musicman (musicman@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Aug-2021 17:12:58 EDT musicman

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            sure, they aren't anarchists. Free schools are the lineage of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Ferrer