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I'd rather have the median homeschool parent influencing students than the median K-8 schoolteacher. I also don't buy your notion that neuroses are directly tr

by wyager 4y ago

I'd rather have the median homeschool parent influencing students than the median K-8 schoolteacher. I also don't buy your notion that neuroses are directly transferable by contact. If anything, your kid will probably be so annoyed by them that they'll be exactly the opposite.

troupe 4y ago
While I know some incredible public school teachers, the average homeschool parent I know is going to be much better for their kids than the average public school teacher. Fortunately if you are homeschooling you can seek out specific teachers to help expand on things and choose those that are excellent. (Many homeschooler start taking community college classes in highschool if there are good options available.)
- fn-mote 4y ago
  > average homeschool parent I know is going to be much better for their kids than the average public school teacher This is a sampling question. Consider that you may be looking at a bunch of well-educated parents choosing homeschooling over extra income. I bet they're not choosing to homeschool kids with whom they have a bad relationship, don't understand, can't motivate... Increasing the sample could produce much different results. Admittedly salaries for public school teachers are pretty bad. There's no FAANG school with tricky interview questions and starting salaries double of what other schools are paying. I wish there were. Then you might see those 10x teachers choosing "teacher" as their profession.
  - troupe 4y ago
    I would agree that "average parent" is not the same set as "average homeschool parent." If you are saying that the "average homeschool parent I know" is better educated and better off financially than the "average homeschool parent," that is possible, but given the diverse range of homeschool parents I know across the country, probably not as likely as you would think.
kennywinker 4y ago
I didn’t say directly transferred. Just that they have an effect and it’s usually not a positive one.

by wyager 4y ago

troupe 4y ago

While I know some incredible public school teachers, the average homeschool parent I know is going to be much better for their kids than the average public school teacher. Fortunately if you are homeschooling you can seek out specific teachers to help expand on things and choose those that are excellent. (Many homeschooler start taking community college classes in highschool if there are good options available.)

fn-mote 4y ago
> average homeschool parent I know is going to be much better for their kids than the average public school teacher This is a sampling question. Consider that you may be looking at a bunch of well-educated parents choosing homeschooling over extra income. I bet they're not choosing to homeschool kids with whom they have a bad relationship, don't understand, can't motivate... Increasing the sample could produce much different results. Admittedly salaries for public school teachers are pretty bad. There's no FAANG school with tricky interview questions and starting salaries double of what other schools are paying. I wish there were. Then you might see those 10x teachers choosing "teacher" as their profession.
- troupe 4y ago
  I would agree that "average parent" is not the same set as "average homeschool parent." If you are saying that the "average homeschool parent I know" is better educated and better off financially than the "average homeschool parent," that is possible, but given the diverse range of homeschool parents I know across the country, probably not as likely as you would think.

kennywinker 4y ago

I didn’t say directly transferred. Just that they have an effect and it’s usually not a positive one.