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Well that's a cop-out. Homeschooling is an option for many of us. Furthermore, the global market for an individual, first-world teacher, online is currently abo
by contingencies 4y ago
Well that's a cop-out. Homeschooling is an option for many of us. Furthermore, the global market for an individual, first-world teacher, online is currently about $20/hr. There is a vast array of resources available immediately at no charge. It has never been easier to seek external instruction. Gamification of learning has created kids with sophisticated understanding of space, time, networks, etc. free of human teachers. The trend is clear. We can push further.
- freemint 4y agoThat seems very presumptive and very americocentric. Homeschooling is not an option almost everywhere. You would need to make more then the teacher to justify employing one. Even then it is not guaranteed that you end up with a good teacher (or a good student teacher fit) so you have to shop around, yet another thing people can't do easily.
- contingencies 4y agoI'm an Aussie/Kiwi/German in China. I don't think I'm Americocentric, but feel free to make your own reality. Economically, let's say out of 9-3PM typical school hours there are 4 productive hours. If we reduce by 25% due to 1:1 effectiveness vs. classes, 3 hours per day @ $20 = $60/day x 5 days/week x 4 weeks = $1200/month. That's really not so bad for 3 hours of private teaching per day. You could easily share it with another child/friend, so optionally divide by that factor ($600/month for 2 kids, $400/month for 3 kids). It's affordable, now, with no special circumstances, for many people. Look at what private schools charge. Here in China, for example, they start at $300/day.