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I'm Homeschooling my kids because schools are inefficient and I owe most of what I use to make a living by participating in open source communities. The post-in
by lpernille 6y ago
I'm Homeschooling my kids because schools are inefficient and I owe most of what I use to make a living by participating in open source communities. The post-internet homeschool movement presently is a bit like the free software or homebrew computer movement of the 1980s, just getting started and accessible to the privileged, but we're all building a future where all can participate and finding the right approach.
Children should be free to explore, learn, play, and be productive in things that matter to them.
- lpernille 6y agoAlso for reference, the model I'm using for my family: https://wonderyearsschool.com/ https://wonderyearsschool.com/
- TaupeRanger 6y agoThat sounds great, but when they become 8 years old I can virtually guarantee that "things that matter to them" are going to be video games, YouTube personalities, and whatever version of TikTok/Instagram exists at that time (more for teenagers). The issue isn't "letting them explore", because they will simply go to the easiest dopamine hit available (outside rare exceptions, as most of us "nerds" might've done some programming instead). You can't truly educate children by leaving them to their own devices (though it is still important for them to have significant free time in their lives). That has been true since ancient times. Humans have always known this, which is why we have never done otherwise.