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Equating education with work is kind of silly. I mean, being silly is obviously the point of the post, but there's no need to be so morose about school. Educa

Equating education with work is kind of silly. I mean, being silly is obviously the point of the post, but there's no need to be so morose about school. Education is incredibly valuable, and receiving it for free is nothing to sneeze at. In fact, millions of people pay tens of thousands of dollars a year for it after they get done with the free stuff. Plus, summer vacation is totally awesome.

boredguy8 18y ago
Not equating education with work misses the bare truth that education _is_ work. And education _is_ valuable, which is why it shouldn't be put in the hands of a group of people that (as a group) fail. Seriously, when was the last time you met someone successful that was good at only one thing? Yet children are put, every day, in the hands of people who know NOTHING outside their domain. Certainly there are a few exceptions: you probably even remember a few from your schooling. But they stick out in part because they're so rare.
KiwiNige 18y ago
Maybe it's a coincidence that the best boss I've ever worked for was home schooled, maybe it's not.
- dkokelley 18y ago
  It's funny you mention that. I was home schooled, and now that I'm in college, I find that it's less than I expected (plus I feel much more prepared than I think I would had I gone to a 'traditional' school). Hopefully I'd make a good boss, too. We didn't have very rigid class hours, most material was self-taught (especially in high school), and work and studies were done when practical, when I made time for them, not when an arbitrary structure told me that it was time to study this subject. For example: I found that I'm much more mathematically adept later in the day, so I would do the next day's math lesson the night before. Another interesting thing to note is that I was not micromanaged, as is the case in the article... come to think of it, maybe I'm not as prepared for 'the real world' (corporate) as I thought. :)
  - KiwiNige 18y ago
    sounds like your home schooling could never have broken your spirit enough to be ready for 'the real world'
  - apexauk 18y ago
    I'd find it very interesting to find out about anyone else's experiences linking home-schooling and startups (or, what makes for an entrepreneurial mindset..) I was home-schooled till 11, when I entered school in a class a year ahead of my age. that was 12 years ago, now i'm running a startup (our 2nd employee starts next week) I've been thankful to my mum ever since for spending the time with me when I was younger - it definately gave me a head-start with learning and a different perspective from many people. Anyone else have home-schooling experiences they relate to entrepreneurship?
    - astine 18y ago
      I was home-schooled. I was two years ahead as I did it but at the age of thirteen I hit the limit of what my parents could easily teach me and I fell behind pretty bad. I went to school after that.
    - dkokelley 18y ago
      I agree about their being a good correlation between homeschooling and entrepreneurship. It might be that homeschooling encourages independence and initiative, or it might just be that the public school system is designed to produce good employees. I'm the oldest in a family of 6 - all home schooled. My brother and I both have an entrepreneurial streak in us (my brother sold candy at the Jr. High near our house after school to raise money for his X-Box fund. He raised enough to buy it at 11, with no help from parents. He even bought the candy on his own). However my other brother is leaving for the Air Force Academy in a few days - he wants to end up in politics somewhere. To me it seems like the military and political careers are opposite to entrepreneurship. I guess we're not all the same.
nostrademons 18y ago
No education, either. What, do you not remember school?
mwerty 18y ago
It's not free.
downer 18y ago
> Equating education with work is kind of silly. Equating education with school is kind of silly. Government (public) school is just about the worst environment for learning. But I'm glad you enjoyed your slavery, comrade.
raganwald 18y ago
"millions of people pay tens of thousands of dollars a year for it after they get done with the free stuff." The fact that many people pay for something does not make it worthwhile for you.

boredguy8 18y ago

Not equating education with work misses the bare truth that education _is_ work. And education _is_ valuable, which is why it shouldn't be put in the hands of a group of people that (as a group) fail. Seriously, when was the last time you met someone successful that was good at only one thing? Yet children are put, every day, in the hands of people who know NOTHING outside their domain. Certainly there are a few exceptions: you probably even remember a few from your schooling. But they stick out in part because they're so rare.

KiwiNige 18y ago

Maybe it's a coincidence that the best boss I've ever worked for was home schooled, maybe it's not.

dkokelley 18y ago
It's funny you mention that. I was home schooled, and now that I'm in college, I find that it's less than I expected (plus I feel much more prepared than I think I would had I gone to a 'traditional' school). Hopefully I'd make a good boss, too. We didn't have very rigid class hours, most material was self-taught (especially in high school), and work and studies were done when practical, when I made time for them, not when an arbitrary structure told me that it was time to study this subject. For example: I found that I'm much more mathematically adept later in the day, so I would do the next day's math lesson the night before. Another interesting thing to note is that I was not micromanaged, as is the case in the article... come to think of it, maybe I'm not as prepared for 'the real world' (corporate) as I thought. :)
- KiwiNige 18y ago
  sounds like your home schooling could never have broken your spirit enough to be ready for 'the real world'
- apexauk 18y ago
  I'd find it very interesting to find out about anyone else's experiences linking home-schooling and startups (or, what makes for an entrepreneurial mindset..) I was home-schooled till 11, when I entered school in a class a year ahead of my age. that was 12 years ago, now i'm running a startup (our 2nd employee starts next week) I've been thankful to my mum ever since for spending the time with me when I was younger - it definately gave me a head-start with learning and a different perspective from many people. Anyone else have home-schooling experiences they relate to entrepreneurship?
  - astine 18y ago
    I was home-schooled. I was two years ahead as I did it but at the age of thirteen I hit the limit of what my parents could easily teach me and I fell behind pretty bad. I went to school after that.
  - dkokelley 18y ago
    I agree about their being a good correlation between homeschooling and entrepreneurship. It might be that homeschooling encourages independence and initiative, or it might just be that the public school system is designed to produce good employees. I'm the oldest in a family of 6 - all home schooled. My brother and I both have an entrepreneurial streak in us (my brother sold candy at the Jr. High near our house after school to raise money for his X-Box fund. He raised enough to buy it at 11, with no help from parents. He even bought the candy on his own). However my other brother is leaving for the Air Force Academy in a few days - he wants to end up in politics somewhere. To me it seems like the military and political careers are opposite to entrepreneurship. I guess we're not all the same.

nostrademons 18y ago

No education, either. What, do you not remember school?

mwerty 18y ago

It's not free.

downer 18y ago

> Equating education with work is kind of silly. Equating education with school is kind of silly. Government (public) school is just about the worst environment for learning. But I'm glad you enjoyed your slavery, comrade.

raganwald 18y ago

"millions of people pay tens of thousands of dollars a year for it after they get done with the free stuff." The fact that many people pay for something does not make it worthwhile for you.