So right before our eyes we have seen very recently the perception shift of homeschooling, which was for decades considered even more “elite” than catholic or private schools. To 2023 where anyone who dares homeschooling is “a religious nut”, “depriving their children of a real education”, and on an on. As homeschooling became more prevalent with conservatives it became less of a “gold standard” in education to an “Alex Jones Q anon indoctrination camp”.
Semi related: this all came about because I’m watching old South Park and season 3 episode 12 showed perfectly how “homeschooling” kids were perceived, all intellectual and no social skills.
Gonna have to disagree; Homeschooling has been seen on the left as just shy of 'cult indoctrination' for, well, decades. They've always pushed against it, mumbling something about 'poor socialization outcomes' and drooling on about 'interacting with other kids' while somehow ignoring all the abuse most nerds and geeks suffer when in the typical high school.
Funny. Almost as if they were never part of that group to begin with...
What changed was the ease and availability of home schooling. For all it's ills, the internet and electronic communication means there's a plethora of teaching resources on-hand that are easy to get and often more superior than what you'll learn in-class as most schools as long as you apply yourself. (Both parent-wise and kid-wise).
The moment this tool becomes something valuable more conservative-leaning parents can utilize to get away from government indoctrination cued the more outspoken and virulent screeching from the typical leftists. It's just more obvious and vocal now because it's now a lot easier to pull off.
Which is a good thing. If I ever have kids, I know I'm going to be very hesitant to put them in any public school.