At least 15 years ago - probably longer - I predicted the demise of the brick-and-mortal school. That was before the internet took hold, and I was thinking in terms of CD-Rom distributed educational software. Now in hindsight, the net has taken on the job.And the more curricula are out there, and the cheaper those curricula are, the less legitimate the brick-and-mortar school will be. It's not a question of if but when parents wake up and realize that the cost of an education - including college - would pay parents handsomely to homeschool K - college graduation. It would seem that the technology would also interest churches in a revival of sectarian education . . .
I **DOES** PAY HANDSOMELY!!! We have lived it! ( Yes, I am shouting. I would like other Freepers to hear this.)
My own homeschooled kids entered college at that ages of 13, 12, and 13. The two younger graduated with B.S. degrees in math at the age of 18. The older of these two earned a masters in math at 20.
Think about the extra earnings those extra 4 years in the workplace represent! Four extra years ( depending upon whether you consider their entry-level pay or final years before retirement) add up to a hefty quarter of a million to possibly) 1 MILLION dollars.
The oldest was a nationally and internationally ranked athlete and only went to college part-time. He still finished his B.S. degree in accounting at the same age as his government schooled contemporaries....but...He now works part-time ( while getting a master in accounting) as a coach and makes $60/hour!
As for the cost of homeschooling, even in the days before computers in the home, we rarely spent more than $200 to $300 on textbooks and supplies. We **SAVED** at least that amount in the school clothing we did not need to buy.
As a newly-minted amateur journalist, I briefly contemplated taking some J-school courses at the local U. Why bother, I asked myself. I regularly mingle with graduate journalists, and so far, I’ve seen nothing they learned in school that appears worth the price.
In all modesty, I’ll put my reportorial skills up against any “journalist” in the state of Louisiana.
I think I’ll stick to studying on my own.
I will finish up 26 years of homeschooling in another five years. no question that the options have expanded and one can have a very different homeschool education now than when I started.
Nice.
For about 1500 a piece you can give your child a tremendous education and with the people you want your children to be with.