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I agree with you entirely. But what percentage of students in the US get such an opportunity? That is, while home schooling is great for students, the vast majority cannot get such an opportunity as things now stand.

Imagine many of the better elements of home schooling translated into such a way that public, private, religious, and home school students can benefit from it. That, by whatever means, should be the goal.

This is why a technology based system is the answer. Other educational experiments (such as Summerhill), were always based on setting up an ideal situation, then *assuming* that because it worked there, it could be extrapolated to work anywhere. But technology, unlike educational philosophy *can* work anywhere, like personal computers can work anywhere.

One “iron fact” that technology cannot circumvent, or anything else, for that matter, is that student performance will invariably fit the Standard Distribution (Bell) Curve.

This means that, whatever educational system that is used, 17% of students will perform below average and 5% will get little or nothing from it. However, this is in relation to each other, and applies to only a single system. And it is also a dynamic curve, student performance varying over time and subject.

Technology can adapt for some of this, first of all, because, like home schooling, it is adaptable for the individual. Second, technology has to be augmented with real teachers, who take up much of the slack. Students will still need a disciplined environment to study, and much guidance to get through the day.

However, as you said, and one of my main points, if we can just eliminate the wasted time from a student’s day, then there is a lot of time to study other things.

Noteworthy, you mentioned weaving and knitting at the conclusion of studies. This type of activity is essential to help students who are studying in an intense manner to maintain their equanimity and balance, a very good idea.