Many parents are now considering the option of home school. In May the number was 40% and that rose to 60% in July. Those numbers are higher than they have ever been. I am linking both the May and July articles and also including another poll as well.
From May https://www.federationforchildren.org/national-poll-40-of-families-more-likely-to-homeschool-after-lockdowns-end/
From July
https://fee.org/articles/back-to-school-no-thanks-say-millions-of-new-homeschooling-parents/
Here is the poll. After the lockdowns lift what will your choice be for your kids. If you don't have children give me your thoughts in the replies
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I have no school aged children.
But I do help raise and teach, my neighbors, 8 & 11.
They have been home schooled their whole life.
They are extremely motivated kids. In good health both emotionally and in education. But it has taken my whole neighborhood to do this.
Without the resources of a small village, I don't think this would be the case.
@corlin
Good point. Home schooling is simply not an option for low income and/or single-parent households without significant outside supports.
Trends like this concern me, because they further inequalities in our education system.
Yes.
In many discussions with the parents of children that are good friends with my neighbor kids. Home schooling is just about impossible. At best bad education, and bad socialization. There is a growing movement to form "School Pods". 5 to 8 kids of appropriate age, sharing home schooling. Thus lowering the burden on any one parent. But this is still the blind leading the blind.
And of course an opportunity for economic abuse.
@voltronic @LibertySpeaks
yep.
It really dose take a village!