“Most learning is not the result of instruction. It is rather the result of unhampered participation in a meaningful setting.” -Ivan Illich
We Really Stepped In a Pile Of Crap Here
According to Google Trends, the topic of homeschooling on YouTube is back at an all time high in 2024 since the COVID-19 pandemic virtually forced all families to figure it out.
Image capture on 3/7/2024 from Google TrendsTune in to any major podcast and you’ll eventually hear the topic come up. If you’re a parent like me, the topic seems to really pique our interest. My children are in preschool and I can’t stop fantasizing about alternate realities where the massive cost of daycare just isn’t a thing.Things get darker as I think about the future.I can’t shake the haunting thoughts of pre-college education. Not with all the mass shootings and craziness I’ve seen in the news in recent years. Weigh the potential for danger against the academic gains and you might tip the scales.
