[HN Gopher] Not school or homeschool, but modular learning
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       Not school or homeschool, but modular learning
        
       Author : actfrench
       Score  : 13 points
       Date   : 2021-07-07 21:01 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
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       | 6f8986c3 wrote:
       | I don't know a single homeschool parent that tries to replicate
       | public education at home. Most go for something that falls under
       | the Montesorri umbrella, which seems to work well.
        
       | Benjamin_Dobell wrote:
       | The article is of interest to me, although it is a bit light on
       | details.
       | 
       | I'm increasingly finding myself considering some form of
       | alternate schooling for my children.
       | 
       | The public schools in my area are sub-par. Quality public schools
       | exist, but are zoned and therefore my children are not permitted
       | unless we move (expensive and non-desirable).
       | 
       | Private schools are absurdly expensive, we've decent public
       | metrics in Australia and they're frequently no better than a
       | decent public school. Worse, they're essentially universally dead
       | set on trying to indoctrinate children into one cult or another.
       | 
       | My wife is a primary school teacher. She's incredibly hands on
       | and is renowned for her ability to form relationships, and take a
       | special interest in her students' wellbeing. She's demonstrated
       | her ability to function independently, by taking existing
       | resources and expanding them; having recently launched a small
       | well-being book + play subscription for young children
       | (https://mybookbag.com.au/).
       | 
       | I'm quite interested in teaching, hands-on learning and mentoring
       | myself. I've worked from home for the last 7 years and will
       | continue to do so.
       | 
       | I've a 3 year old daughter with Type 1 Diabetes, and I don't much
       | trust her care to others, at least while she's too young to take
       | a more active role in her own care.
       | 
       | I'm aware my situation is perhaps uniquely ideal for some form of
       | "home schooling", and yet I'm still extremely hesitant to take
       | the idea seriously. Socialisation is of course a concern, but I
       | think it's more the stigma and also lack of data/oversight.
       | 
       | Is there anyone here with much experience in alternate education
       | structures that have any insights to share?
        
       | musicale wrote:
       | School in general should be modularized so that you can pick your
       | own path. It isn't necessary or sensible to think that every
       | student will or should be at the same point in every subject. The
       | predictable result is that some students are bored as they are
       | held back while others become frustrated as they fall hopelessly
       | behind.
       | 
       | Universities use a modular approach to great effect: you can
       | usually take any course (even a graduate course) if you've
       | completed the prerequisites. And there are multiple ways of
       | fulfilling graduation requirements.
       | 
       | A limitation of the university approach is that for a given
       | course in a given term, everyone in the course is usually still
       | in lock-step. But it's certainly a step in the right direction.
        
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