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To teens/ preteens: Do your parents talk to you about serious stuff?

like: sex (not the birds and the bees – stuff like “how do you know when you’re ready”, etc.), alcohol, drugs, date rape, cheating, bullying, teen suicide, violence and other subjects. How are they doing about helping you understand those issues? Do they initiate the conversations, wait for you to ask questions – or assume you’ve got it covered.
What would you like to be able to talk to them about but can’t? Why?

Is home schooling better than institutional schooling?

It’s been noted that many successful learners got their education from home (ex. spelling bee winners.) Public and even private schools have been heavily criticized for issues with under-achievement and violence. So, why did many of us go to an institution? Why don’t more people get home schooling? What do people gain from a big institution outside of the home?