Highlights From The Comments On Missing School - by Scott Alexander - Astral Codex Ten
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[Original article: Kids Can Recover From Missing Even A Lot Of School] I. Many commenters shared their own stories of missing lots of school and bouncing back from it. For example, Rachel E: I was unschooled until I was 15, I'm pursuing a PhD now. Catching up on the basics wasn't easy but only took a few months. There are still a bunch of random general knowledge things I don't know, but at most it's caused a moment of embarrassment in social situations (e.g., when I genuinely thought dinosaurs were mythical creatures). BUT I was motivated to catch up, which I think makes a big…
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