Home schooling's rise from fringe to fastest-growing form of education

Re:Home schooling's rise from fringe to fastest-growing form... by inglor_cz on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @05:15PM (#38091479)

If everyone was force-fed the same dinner and compelled to wear the same clothes, there would be a lot of societal efficiency to unlock. It would also be a nightmare.

People are diverse and have diverse needs. That includes kids. AFAIK the most efficient method of education is still one-to-one tutoring, the very opposite of "schools at scale". Unfortunately it is also very expensive.

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Re:Home schooling's rise from fringe to fastest-growing form... by AdamN on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @11:27AM (#38099548)

It's not necessarily that expensive - at least I'd say it's within 50%. At Oxford where I did 1:1, I believe the total time with the tutors was around 5 hours per week and each tutor was probably investing 2 hours (max) per student. That would mean a tutor could handle let's say 15 students on a full load. This is about the same ratio as a teacher at a well-resourced school.

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