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The longer I’m in the workforce, the more apparent it becomes that 18 years of schooling did much less than it could have to prepare me for the real world. Talk about a sub-optimal ROI. So I’m strongly considering home schooling my children. Have you explored this route? Thoughts? 🙏

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I recognize this isn't “homeschooling” in the traditional sense, but if “Nanny shares” are a thing, why not “Teacher shares”?

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My 🌶️ take is that if you care enough to home school your kids will probably do well in home school or traditional school.

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I am a licensed educator in Minnesota. Education is harder than it seems. My sister homeschooled her children. There are resources for ensuring the standards are covered. Also cooperatives for shared lesson plans and field trips.

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A friend of mine made a co-op school with a few nearby parents who were feeling this same way. Seemed to work well for them to create a more holistic education plan, feed their kids well, etc Also will add, my time in high school in the hospital was way more useful/educational than what I learned in public school

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ROI is an odd way to look at it. Your solution will require significant investment of your time also. Will you be able to make a meaningful improvement to their education without also setting back your own career?

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something i have increasingly thought about as well. would be fascinated to read more into both successful and failed attempts by people to create their own academies. i think tim kennedy tried to do something like this but not sure how far it went. requires a lot of capital, quality teachers, and devout directors.

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I’d be happy to provide some deeper input in a DC or in a call. At a high level, it’s important that you recognize that you are in control of how your children develop (academically, socially, etc). Culture plays a huge part in that so select the right culture for your children’s individual needs.

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I was homeschooled along with my four younger brothers. Success of it very much depends on the temperament of the kid (along with what homeschooling groups are nearby). I loved it. My brothers, not so much.

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As a HS dropout, I’ve been exposed to so much more insight about how the world works than my peers were in school As a parent, I would much prefer to home school my kid, though my co-parent setup doesn’t quite allow for it right now The socializing arg is nonsense, take them places, sports, etc

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Ours attend an asynch, online school w/ curriculum run out of Boulder, CO. Good for the basics (especially math, science & language arts imho). But then we teach them day-to-day by being with them, experiencing cultures together, talking politics/current events at every meal, walking around different cities...

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I was homeschooled for a year, biggest ROI of my entire education because I spent 90% of the year learning to code

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Take a look at https://rebeleducator.co/

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It’s a gnarly amount of work. We strongly considered it for Covid but I could barely make distance learning work with my kids. You have to have a plan to replace all of the aspects of public schools: social interaction, physical Ed. etc. - school isn’t just about a maximized education 8 hours a day …

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"Home Schooling" would be a good candidate for a FC "channel"

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← cross-ref: https://warpcast.com/philcockfield.eth/0xac8407

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Soon to be dad. Thinking about this too.

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I was homeschooled through High School. It is not a panacea - results can vary greatly based on the parents, community, and child. Fortunately we had a very large local community of families and many social activity options, but not all kids have that opportunity, and some kids can be socially or academically stunted.

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Ben Adamsky 💭

@survey traditional schooling vs homeschooling

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Varun Kumar pfp

Yes, deeply and more of alternative education. Although I don't have children, my curiosity has led me to these concepts of city as a startup and communes(city of telosa), here they rethink everything from schooling, housing and food. Wrt homeschooling, it's tricky given you have to prepare them for the real world.

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