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Issues that I don't care about

  • Writer: Amanda Riddell
    Amanda Riddell
  • May 28, 2024
  • 1 min read

Kids and education... I doubt anyone in my world is going to take the idea of homeschooling or alternative education very seriously: I went to Montessori, then I was homeschooled, then Italy, then intermediate and high school and uni in NZ. Plus those are usually points-scoring exercises in the House. So yeah, I'm not hugely interested in young people. Economics and finance are also largely abstractions to me.

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Amanda Riddell
Amanda Riddell
May 28, 2024

I get involved in people's lives, though, and I do teach teenagers. As a whole, though, the education portfolio is a total snoozer.

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Amanda Riddell
Amanda Riddell
May 28, 2024
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Gangs and police is a snoozer, but it affects my life, so I usually pay attention.

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