# 20 years locked in room

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**Created:** [March 16, 2025, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-years-locked-in-room/1015636 "2025-03-16T01:29:32Z")\
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> [@Al128](#):
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> not to side-track the thread: but when you opt for homeschooling, doesn’t the kid/student have to pass certain (yearly?) tests - to show they are ballpark in line with the study schedule?

Two prior threads on the subject including some anecdotes within the last 3 years (so I know about them) including the potential for educational abuse though no real mention IIRC of the sort of abuse in _this thread_

> [@Tell Me About Homeschooling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-homeschooling/992366):
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> I don’t know many people who were homeschooled. There have been some previous threads on this, arguing it is often done to inculcate religious views, avoid discrimination, by libertarian hippies or the libertarian deeply conservative, concerns about documentation, etc. I’m sure the quality of education varies enormously. In general, people seem more forgiving of it if the student gets into a decent university. And it seems to be becoming much more popular. But I have questions. How much o…

> [@Do any politically liberal parents homeschool their children?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-politically-liberal-parents-homeschool-their-children/965248/1):
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> The answer has got to be yes, particularly with the increase in homeschooling once COVID hit. But when I think of every adult I know who was homeschooled as a child, and every parent I know who homeschools their children, they’re all right of center (except for occasional cases where I don’t know their political views at all). I just wanted to see if there are any anecdotes out there about Liberal parents homeschooling. Exactly how rare is it?

Lots of cites about how there are various “schools” on homeschooling, some impressive, some political, some apocalyptic. And how politics can further damage any guardrails ensuring a full education. Should give you an overview.

Back to _this_ topic though, yeah, homeschooling does give you a big advantage in concealing abuse of family members - the news is full of reports from where a teacher, counselor, or even friends see things and report them. Not that (as in this case) the reports are anywhere near as successful as I’d like, but… Isolation is almost always a factor (I want to say always, but I try to avoid absolute) in long-term abuse.

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