That's true--but at least in Florida homeschooled kids can participate in extracurricular activities (the so-called "Tim Tebow Rule") AND they get to go to junior college (dual enrollment) for free starting at 15 (and participate in those activities, too).
I understand the push to start formal schooling earlier and earlier (let's get those kids out of those bad homes!) but 7 is too early, 6 is far too early, 5 is just silly, and 4 is right out--but that's where we've gotten to; "voluntary pre-k" will soon become "mandatory pre-k"--and then where have all the childhoods gone?
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