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<blockquote data-quote="WizarDru" data-source="post: 159753" data-attributes="member: 151">Well, I was specifically discussing daycare, which is what the previous poster identifed as a social ill of our times, for some reason.&nbsp; While I agree that the american school system certainly allows for the propagation of peer groups, I'd hardly lay basic human nature at it's doorstep.&nbsp; Homeschooling is wonderful for those both equipped and inclined to do so (not to mention both temporaly and fiscally able), but is hardly an option for the majority.&nbsp; Home schooling has it's own downsides, of course.&nbsp; I've met homeschooled kids who were socially and emotionally years behind their comrades, and others who were just fine.&nbsp; I've met some homeschooled kids who did not have all the tools they needed to compete at the college level, because they didnt' get some things when they were home-schooled.&nbsp; Not that I'm saying that home-schooling was the direct impetus (any more than the normal system is)...merely pointing out that it's not a universal solution or that it has no drawbacks.RXD: A Nik Kershaw fan, or you just like that lyric?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WizarDru, post: 159753, member: 151"] Well, I was specifically discussing daycare, which is what the previous poster identifed as a social ill of our times, for some reason. While I agree that the american school system certainly allows for the propagation of peer groups, I'd hardly lay basic human nature at it's doorstep. Homeschooling is wonderful for those both equipped and inclined to do so (not to mention both temporaly and fiscally able), but is hardly an option for the majority. Home schooling has it's own downsides, of course. I've met homeschooled kids who were socially and emotionally years behind their comrades, and others who were just fine. I've met some homeschooled kids who did not have all the tools they needed to compete at the college level, because they didnt' get some things when they were home-schooled. Not that I'm saying that home-schooling was the direct impetus (any more than the normal system is)...merely pointing out that it's not a universal solution or that it has no drawbacks. RXD: A Nik Kershaw fan, or you just like that lyric? [/QUOTE]

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