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Small-Scale Question Sunday for August 20, 2023

Do you have a dumb question that you're kind of embarrassed to ask in the main thread? Is there something you're just not sure about?

This is your opportunity to ask questions. No question too simple or too silly.

Culture war topics are accepted, and proposals for a better intro post are appreciated.

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One of my own qualms with homeschooling is that it interferes with/stunts socialization with other children (one of the reasons it has never really gained much popular traction in Japan, where arguably socialization is the main role of schools from K-undergraduate.) If this is also one of his qualms and he is not simply humorously lumping all of homeschooling in with a certain demographic of fussy, imperious mothers, you might offer up a rebuttal of how you might deal with the socialization issue.

Also I have to assume based on your wording, possibly presumptuously, that you may be either expecting (in which case, congratulations!) or moving toward trying (in which case, best of luck!)