I honestly think public school systems shutting themselves down for the coming year are shooting themselves in the foot.
Working couples are used to paying daycare anyway. If the cost of privately educating your children is close to an amount you were going to pay anyway--for babysitting--why not?
Plenty of parents will find their children are not only better educated, but don't have to deal with the negative aspects of public school.
A year from now, I expect the calls for "the money to follow the student" (in other words vouchers).
We need a federal incentive for School Choice. Vouchers. Get the kids out of government schools.
Yeah, if I wanted my homeschooled kids to have the “public school experience,” I’d just bully them every day and try to sell them drugs in the bathroom...
granted, my grandson is in the autism spectrum but I asked him what he thought when he found out that there would be no more going to school this year, he was ecstatic....he was so relieved......
sharing homeschooling and care. A great concept.
I know families who do it with one parent a day each week rotating with three families.
Each parent teaches certain subjects and take field trips
Done by noon and the kids play all afternnon.
Always thought this would eventually happen...given the absolute bloatedness of public schools.
“are shooting themselves in the foot”
Yes. They are.
Hmm? Sounds like back to the future; the one room school house!
... but we idle parents are finding life a breeze these days.
"Go outside and make an animal friend. Come home by 5:00."
"It's too hot!"
"Okay, I have some Uncompensated Household Tasks for you."
"I'm going out!!!"
During her visit to clean my place last Thursday the school issue came up in our chat. I asked her what she planned on doing. Her answer: she and several other moms formed a co-op to educate the kids. They're using curriculum provided by online learning and the moms take turns supervising and assisting the kids with completing their daily learning tasks.
They used this same approach starting last March when the schools closed down here and learned a lot from it. They're taking what they learned, making some adjustments and doing it again. They think they'll be successful and the kids get interaction time with others their age at the same time.
I've heard co-workers with kids doing the same thing here. I think we're witnessing a revolution in childhood education and if I were a professional teacher in the public schools, I'd be afraid for my job in the coming years.
Former math teacher and tutor Jeffrey Hahn is advertising his services as a pod teacher on his Brooklyn neighborhood forum.
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History repeats itself. In Ancient Rome, wealthy families often had educated Greek slaves or freemen to teach their children.
I would love to do this in my community. Im older, retired with grown kids. Id love to teach true American history... i dont know where to start.
After a disastrous year at the local public school, I pulled my oldest son home. Wish I had done it from the very beginning. Best thing I ever did. Both of my boys are very successful.