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Post from Kelly Green   Interestingly, one segment of the population that has had great success in getting children excited about, and proficient in, new technologies, sciences, and traditional studies like history and literature, among other things, is the group practising home education. The children educated at home also connect well not only with their peers, but also with adults, since no artificial barriers are set up for them, and they are not forced to spend six hours each day in a large group of children exactly their own age. School education, let's face it, is not a recipe for diverse influences. It's a bunch of kids and a tiny number of adults with too much on their plates. Is it any wonder that young people educated at school turn to each other as their primary sources of information and influences? Home-educated children enjoy spending time with their peers, but don't rely on them entirely. They don't seem to have the attention-span problem decried above, and they are also interested in learning about many topics in diverse ways. Isn't it interesting that the government has decided to harass and infringe upon the civil liberties of this most efficient group of educators, the families who have demonstrated enormous dedication to their children by allowing them to learn at home?