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The problem with home schooling is that it is a solution for the rich and leaves all of the poor kids behind.

throwaway1777 3y ago
Yes it is. People forget this because they live in a bubble. It’s like remote work, nice for the laptop class, but not possible for the person growing your food and manufacturing your tesla.
- pjc50 3y ago
  Oh, there's definitely poor people doing it as well. Not necessarily as well.
  - Ancapistani 3y ago
    We've looking into this, as deeply as we can as "outsiders". We homeschool, but are firmly "middle class" from a national perspective and easily in the top 1% income in our county. Regardless of income, the key factor seems to be the rationale. If parents want to homeschool because they're involved with their kids' lives and want them to succeed, they'll do well relative to the available public school options.
- BurningFrog 3y ago
  There are plenty of people doing low paid jobs like phone support from home. Just like high earners like LeBron James are not allowed to WFH and have long commutes. It just depends on the nature of the work.
- fundad 3y ago
  Always nice to see a silly Elon quote
ryan93 3y ago
It is almost exclusively a middle class activity. Also not that expensive if one parent is home. I knew many homeschooled kids who were just given a math textbook and worked through it. You only go to math class in public school for about 182 hours a year, so a diligent kid can do a year of math in a few months no problem.
hotnfresh 3y ago
The rich hire tutors or send their kids to $25k-$75k/yr private school. Or both.
Ancapistani 3y ago
How familiar are you with the experiences and outcomes of poor kids in public schools?
dxhdr 3y ago
Rich families already do this by sending their kids to private schools. Have you seen how expensive and competitive these schools are, even starting as early as Kindergarten?
missedthecue 3y ago
From personal experience, the average homeschooled family seems to be blue collar
PuissantSheep 3y ago
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Yes it is. People forget this because they live in a bubble. It’s like remote work, nice for the laptop class, but not possible for the person growing your food and manufacturing your tesla.

pjc50 3y ago
Oh, there's definitely poor people doing it as well. Not necessarily as well.
- Ancapistani 3y ago
  We've looking into this, as deeply as we can as "outsiders". We homeschool, but are firmly "middle class" from a national perspective and easily in the top 1% income in our county. Regardless of income, the key factor seems to be the rationale. If parents want to homeschool because they're involved with their kids' lives and want them to succeed, they'll do well relative to the available public school options.
BurningFrog 3y ago
There are plenty of people doing low paid jobs like phone support from home. Just like high earners like LeBron James are not allowed to WFH and have long commutes. It just depends on the nature of the work.
fundad 3y ago
Always nice to see a silly Elon quote

ryan93 3y ago

It is almost exclusively a middle class activity. Also not that expensive if one parent is home. I knew many homeschooled kids who were just given a math textbook and worked through it. You only go to math class in public school for about 182 hours a year, so a diligent kid can do a year of math in a few months no problem.

hotnfresh 3y ago

The rich hire tutors or send their kids to $25k-$75k/yr private school. Or both.

Ancapistani 3y ago

How familiar are you with the experiences and outcomes of poor kids in public schools?

dxhdr 3y ago

Rich families already do this by sending their kids to private schools. Have you seen how expensive and competitive these schools are, even starting as early as Kindergarten?

missedthecue 3y ago

From personal experience, the average homeschooled family seems to be blue collar

PuissantSheep 3y ago

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