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We could start with: it's incredibly expensive. Kids need time and attention and space. Teaching is not compatible with holding down a full-time job, because i

by dsr_ 4y ago

We could start with: it's incredibly expensive. Kids need time and attention and space. Teaching is not compatible with holding down a full-time job, because it is a full-time job. Teaching one or two or three kids is not significantly less work than teaching 20.

actfrench 4y ago
Actually homeschoolers are on average the same or lower than the median in terms of household income. Families who go to public school have to pay a ton on childcare, summer camp and after school classes, whereas homeschoolers often choose flexible work and develop creative solutions like skill shares and childcare shares. Fostering independent learners also certainly helps. Here’s some more I wrote on the topic of homeschooling on a budget https://www.modulo.app/all-resources/budget https://www.modulo.app/all-resources/budget