The column fails to mention the home-schooled girl's life outside of school. If she has no friends (which is quite common with kids home schooled their entire life) then there is definitely damage to her social skills that will affect her for the rest of her life. You can have the best degree in the world, but other people will always have that same degree and the social edge to boot.
Now I'm not saying home-schooling is terrible or anything, there's just two sides to the story (which the writer never mentioned). The idea of closing down public schools is laughable. Not every parent can afford to pay for private school and not every parent has the time to teach their child (needing a job for income).
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