Why I pulled my daughter out of high school to teach her to code

Re:Why I pulled my daughter out of high school to teach her ... by ElComradio on Tuesday January 06, 2015 @12:33PM (#8845640)

There's an underlying assumption here that there are opportunities to be missed. She's already mostly through HS; this isn't like some isolated homeschooled situation. If you're 16, have an obvious lucrative career path right in front of you, you would be an idiot to spend hours writing AP History reports or whatever, especially if your interest in that topic is low.

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Re:Why I pulled my daughter out of high school to teach her ... by alistairSH on Tuesday January 06, 2015 @12:47PM (#8845756)

16 isn't mostly through high school. Unless she's a year ahead, she is/was likely a sophomore, or only half-way through high school. And she's missing the best parts of those last two years - the large number of AP/IB courses offered at most American high schools.

And really, I'm not sure why anybody would be in such a rush to get a job. Money isn't everything.

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Re:Why I pulled my daughter out of high school to teach her ... by ElComradio on Tuesday January 06, 2015 @01:39PM (#8846145)

How many tens of thousands of opportunity cost dollars would you pay to attend your high school's AP/IB courses?

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