Hardline
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Who do I hang with?That’s common behavior from the folks he hangs with.
Who do I hang with?That’s common behavior from the folks he hangs with.
I really have a hard time believing you served in the Marine Corps. Every Marine I know acted like Sargeant Gunny Highway. You act like Gomer Pyle.Wow, you’re sooo impressive.![]()
And yet he was still a Marine.I really have a hard time believing you served in the Marine Corps. Every Marine I know acted like Sargeant Gunny Highway. You act like Gomer Pyle.
Don't even try to tell me this isn't dope.
Lol. Rockport was NEVER a Marine. He lies about that all of the time.And yet he was still a Marine.
You’re just a guy fishing for a pat on the back by telling people how you supposedly regretted not joining the military.
Are you making fun of homeschooled families?Oh, bro, you sound alpha for sure.
But you forgot to add "....I was homeschooled, married my cousin, and live within a two-mile radius of where I was born!"
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Lol. Rockport was NEVER a Marine. He lies about that all of the time.
Marines treat others with dignity and respect, whether they deserve it or not.
And Rockport doesn’t have an ounce of dignity in his whole body.
Are you making fun of homeschooled families?
Because it is a well established fact that homeschooled kids are much more educated and test much higher than public schooled kids.
It’s literally not even a contest. Somewhere around 25 percentage points higher for homeschoolers.
The public school system is a complete clown show which needs to be entirely torn down and rebuilt from the ground up.
Yes. I was an Air Force brat and grew up deeply associated with the military. We were stationed in Tinker AFB in Oklahoma, Shepherd AFB in Texas, and in Japan.How do you know that? That’s a real question.
Were you in the Marines?
Google AI is a wonderful tool:Feel free to cite your sources. Here’s a hint, if you’re getting talking points from home school affiliated organizations/websites, don’t bother.
Rebuilt into what? Let me guess, PragerU’s curriculum? You want to varnish history and say that slaves were learning useful skills?
Yes. I was an Air Force brat and grew up deeply associated with the military. We were stationed in Tinker AFB in Oklahoma, Shepherd AFB in Texas, and in Japan.
The armed services helped to pay for my medical schooling.
There’s literally nothing “military” about Rockport whatsoever. No honor, dignity, respect, truthfulness, or anything else. He even runs from adversity.
No one said military people are perfect. Trust me, we definitely aren’t! Lol.So, when it’s all boiled down, you’re going with vibes over actual verification?
As if being in the military somehow means you are immune from lacking honor, dignity, respect, truthfulness, et cetera.
If you really believe that why is the divorce rate amongst active-duty military members is apx. the same as non-military couples?
Google AI is a wonderful tool:
Homeschool vs Public School Academic Performance:
The home-educated typically score 15 to 25 percentile points above public-school students on standardized academic achievement tests (Ray, 2010, 2015, 2017; Ray & Hoelzle, 2026). (The public school average is roughly the 50th percentile; scores range from 1 to 99.)
- A 2015 study found Black homeschool students to be scoring 23 to 42 percentile points above Black public school students (Ray, 2015).
As you know, no studies or data can be flawless and completely without one issue or another.Yeah, it is wonderful isn’t it. Let’s not ignore the fact that Ray was commissioned by the National Home Education Research Institute to do the study.
Beyond that, there’s this:
Studies exploring the academic and demographic traits of homeschooled students—most notably the landmark nationwide research by Dr. Brian D. Ray (often cited via the National Home Education Research Institute)—face significant methodological scrutiny.
Critiques center on sampling biases, lack of causal evidence, and demographic skews.Specific issues and criticisms leveled at these nationwide studies include:
1. Severe Self-Selection Bias Voluntary Participation: Studies typically rely on families voluntarily submitting their standardized test scores. This skews the data toward highly motivated parents who are already confident in their children's academic performance, ignoring struggling homeschoolers.Not Representative: Participants represent only a tiny, non-representative fraction (roughly 2-3%) of the overall homeschooling population.
2. Correlation vs. Causation Fallacy No Direct Link: Critics point out that these studies do not establish that homeschooling causes high test scores.Underlying Factors: The high academic achievement likely stems from the broader socio-economic background of the families, such as the parents' dedication to education and higher-than-average disposable income, rather than the act of homeschooling itself.
3. Skewed Demographic RepresentationLack of Diversity: The demographic pool in these studies is overwhelmingly White, Christian, and from higher-income, two-parent households.Exclusion of Vulnerable Groups: Because of voluntary reporting, these studies largely miss lower-income, secular, or transient homeschoolers, making the "nationwide" traits poorly representative of the total demographic landscape.
4. Limited Scope of Testing Reliance on Select Publishers: The academic metrics often rely on standardized tests created by specific publishers, which may not align with the educational standards or testing formats used by traditional public and private schools, complicating direct comparisons.
5. Potential Conflict of Interest Affiliated Organizations: Major nationwide studies are frequently conducted by or affiliated with pro-homeschool advocacy organizations (such as the National Home Education Research Institute or Home School Legal Defense Association).
Critics argue this can create research with an inherent agenda that portrays homeschooling in an exclusively positive light. For further reading on the debate surrounding these methodologies, you can review the Coalition for Responsible Home Education critique of Research with an Agenda.
Read this: https://crhe.org/homeschooling-academics-and-demographics-ray-2010/
Every reputable journal will peer-review the studies before publishing (if at all). Yes, no study is immune from critiques. However, there are varying degrees of criticism ranging from minor constructive notes to fundamental issues with methodology that undermines the study and its conclusions.As you know, no studies or data can be flawless and completely without one issue or another.
You can always find something to complain about. But the facts remain.
Feel free to post good sources and research showing that public school kids are more educated than homeschool children. I will wait. And I will do the same thing to you. You are not allowed to use any sources commissioned or associated with public schools since they would be biased.
But let me tell you… I have been strongly associated with both public schools and home schools my entire life. And homeschool children, on average, are much more highly educated and much more well-behaved than public school kids. It’s not a contest at all. Not even close. And anybody who is unbiased and honest would not argue otherwise.
lol, and you’re basing this off what again? Your vibe check or the study you cited?But let me tell you… I have been strongly associated with both public schools and home schools my entire life. And homeschool children, on average, are much more highly educated and much more well-behaved than public school kids. It’s not a contest at all. Not even close. And anybody who is unbiased and honest would not argue otherwise.
Okay. We will end this conversation here.lol, and you’re basing this off what again? Your vibe check or the study you cited?
If it’s the former, spare me. If it’s the latter, see previous comments.
Yes. I was an Air Force brat and grew up deeply associated with the military. We were stationed in Tinker AFB in Oklahoma, Shepherd AFB in Texas, and in Japan.
The armed services helped to pay for my medical schooling.
There’s literally nothing “military” about Rockport whatsoever. No honor, dignity, respect, truthfulness, or anything else. He even runs from adversity.

