Adeline (113719515) wrote:None of us who have played this game very long expect the Kiddies to disappear when school starts. The children who play here are obviously not well supervised or they would not be allowed to play a game with adults and many of them are home schooled. They do not go anywhere. They have very active Facebook accounts and money.
And if anyone who reads this is dying to tell me about the joys of families who play the game together or how there are no longer such people in Yo or how the virtues of YoWorld outweigh the pervs etc., save it. I have seen it all. I will not be convinced. The Kids do not leave.

Adeline (113719515) wrote:I did not say all kids are bad. I said they are not going anywhere.

voodoosue (118968402) wrote:oh i cant wait~ I'VE forgotten what its like to lick the school bus windows

Adeline (113719515) wrote:There is always someone who has to jump in and start arguing. Logan, I have read the stories people post. I have personally talked to hundreds of people - many many teenagers about their lives. I know all about the latch key kids and the home schooled. Don't tell me, I am not talking reality here. My assumptions are not ridiculous. I could say the same about what you are saying.
You know people do have the right to post on a thread and what they say does not have to be critiqued!

HMom, they will not be going anywhere - not like the op implies.

Don Logan (148000103) wrote:The assumptions saying homeschooled kids don't go anywhere is ridiculous.

I know a lot of homeschooled kids, and in-fact, they do have lives. You do have the right to post, and so do I.

Noob (185806205) wrote:How many people are looking forward to when school starts? Do you expect it to be drama free? All i have to say is when it starts in a few weeks, I'll still be here and so will all the children.

LernkyPanda (173429864) wrote:I should disappear but I wont. I mean, i'm just starting high school and stuff is already difficult
I tell myself to take a couple of minutes for a yo break but end up playing for a good half an hour

Blakely (180078346) wrote:

Don Logan (148000103) wrote:The assumptions saying homeschooled kids don't go anywhere is ridiculous.

I know a lot of homeschooled kids, and in-fact, they do have lives. You do have the right to post, and so do I.

I don't think they're ridiculous. I actually think that, for the most part, her statement holds a lot of truth. Homeschooled kids do tend to be isolated and less active.

If you look at the U. S Department of Education's website, 91% of children that are homeschooled are homeschooled because the parents are worried about the type of environment public schooling provides. In a sense, they are isolating their children from the "real world." This slows down the development of standard social skills. Sure, you have some counterexamples that turn out perfectly healthy and social, but that doesn't seem to be the majority. My mother is an educator, and she will tell you the same thing (along with the majority of her co-workers). It's very difficult to have a healthy social life if you aren't given many opportunities to develop one.

Sorry, I know this was off-topic, but I had to get that in there.