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Home advantage: not going to school was the making of me

Not going to school was the making of me

18 July 2020

9:00 AM

18 July 2020

9:00 AM

At last, school’s out for summer — although this might be a strange concept for children who have not set foot in a classroom for months. If social media is anything to go by, home-schooling is hell. Since March, the internet has been awash with panicked parents sharing mock timetables with slots for ‘mum quits’ and ‘dad starts drinking’.

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