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I would have loved to go to the school Elon Musk built [1] [2] [3] [4] had it existed when I was a kid. [1] - https://astranova.org/apply https://astranova.org

I would have loved to go to the school Elon Musk built [1] [2] [3] [4] had it existed when I was a kid. [1] - https://astranova.org/apply https://astranova.org/apply [2] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFOEyqqGuEI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFOEyqqGuEI [video] [3] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io3TiuJsfLc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io3TiuJsfLc [video] [4] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kO22X2AV2xg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kO22X2AV2xg [video]

djrogers 5y ago
And many of my friends would have been miserable there. Point is, you can’t make all kids happy.
- LinuxBender 5y ago
  Agreed. And building out the variety of schools / teaching styles required to make a majority happy would probably be cost prohibitive.
GuB-42 5y ago
Is it one of these Montessori-like schools? This is actually a century-old thing. Yes, it has some advantages, but most of them come from the admission process and high budget. The main problem I see is that you are in a bubble, not like the other kids. It makes it difficult to reintegrate the regular school system if you ever need to. Obviously not a problem for Elon Musk kids, but it may be for middle class children.
- LinuxBender 5y ago
  It is very much like the Montessori schools, albeit a different curriculum than any I've seen. I would have been fine being in a bubble. In the school system I went through, I was in a ditch. I would ace all the tests but fail my classes for lack of interest and not seeing any benefit to what I was being taught. I am very stubborn and strong willed. This had no real impact on my life beyond being a waste of time. Again, just my preference. I would have loved being in a school like Elon created but that is just my personal preference based on how I know I learn. I see the current school system as a low quality baby sitter.
- pmarreck 5y ago
  If I was in a bubble of self-motivated learners, I think that would have been awesome, because most public schools are run like a prison. I got into so much trouble just from being bored...

djrogers 5y ago

And many of my friends would have been miserable there. Point is, you can’t make all kids happy.

LinuxBender 5y ago
Agreed. And building out the variety of schools / teaching styles required to make a majority happy would probably be cost prohibitive.

GuB-42 5y ago

Is it one of these Montessori-like schools? This is actually a century-old thing. Yes, it has some advantages, but most of them come from the admission process and high budget. The main problem I see is that you are in a bubble, not like the other kids. It makes it difficult to reintegrate the regular school system if you ever need to. Obviously not a problem for Elon Musk kids, but it may be for middle class children.

LinuxBender 5y ago
It is very much like the Montessori schools, albeit a different curriculum than any I've seen. I would have been fine being in a bubble. In the school system I went through, I was in a ditch. I would ace all the tests but fail my classes for lack of interest and not seeing any benefit to what I was being taught. I am very stubborn and strong willed. This had no real impact on my life beyond being a waste of time. Again, just my preference. I would have loved being in a school like Elon created but that is just my personal preference based on how I know I learn. I see the current school system as a low quality baby sitter.
pmarreck 5y ago
If I was in a bubble of self-motivated learners, I think that would have been awesome, because most public schools are run like a prison. I got into so much trouble just from being bored...