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Some domestic questions would be nice. Opinions about school choice for example.
Or homeschooling. Possibilities:
"Studies show that home-schooled children score worse on tests related to socialization than conventionally educated children." This is false according to the first paragraph under "Socialization" on en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeschooling in that always true resource, Wikipedia.
"The most cited reason for parents to choose homeschooling over public schools is the public schools' (a) the lack of religious or moral instruction, (b) social environment, or (c) quality of instruction." The actual answer is (b), with (a) taking second place and (c) taking third. See http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2006/homeschool/parentsreasons.asp.
I was homeschooled and hated every minute of it! But I think it can be alright in a few cases. I came out pretty good.
Did you also attend public school? If so, which did you dislike more? If you didn't, which do you think you would have disliked more?
I'm also curious if you don't mind me asking: what did you hate about it?
I went to private schools, a montessori and a private christian school. I hated the isolation, the lack of intellectual curiosity and my browbeating perfectionist mother who never let me learn and just expected perfection at all times in all subjects. It led to a lot of abuse in my family, especially being an only child.