Mason  🏃‍♂️ ✂️

Teachers do that every day. But it still requires supplemental curricular resources and materials.

What certification are you looking for?

I mean this seriously. I felt completely ruined by my own K-12 education. I spent a year reading education theory, and then I spent a year observing at a school for gifted kids. I've spoken with many special ed & alternative kids since

I'm happy to concede my inexperience, but I do think it's important for parents to understand why they should or shouldn't consider alternatives like Montessori or microschooling. Do you not? Should these alternatives not be available to everyone?

I’m absolutely NOT saying ‘don’t explore alternative models’ - but your original argument was one if cost-cutting, and all of the examples you just listed usually cost *more* than traditional public schools.

I don't think I'm going to convince you, but if you're interested in the financial feasibility of home-based education (either with a parent or a tutor) I suggest you speak with some homeschoolers. The time is the greatest cost by far.

Oh I believe that. But homeschooling is not a feasible option for many students who have two working parents and don’t have the time. It’s an option that is only available to the privileged few with the luxury of having that time. So it’s not an equitable solution.

Are we going in circles, here? If a parent whose child isn't doing well in a standard school setting could instead receive the cash equiv of the per-pupil cost of public K-12 in order to homeschool rather than work, many low-income families would be in a good position to take it.