My wife noted to me homeschoolers have had one in one adaptive education tailored to a student with the rest of the day to such activities for some time now. It works well and is efficient and students thrive.
My wife noted to me homeschoolers have had one in one adaptive education tailored to a student with the rest of the day to such activities for some time now. It works well and is efficient and students thrive.
We homeschooled our children for 8 years. Their school day began at 9am and ended at noon. The rest of the day they were outside being feral. We used P.A.C.E. out of Florida.
Teach a kid to educate themselves, and they will learn for life.
The problem with much of school is they don't teach you how to fish. Sure, you were taught to do a research paper, at least I was back in the eighties, but it didn't inspire me to want to go out and independently research and do things. In fact, the whole ordeal felt very artificial.
I was given a list of topics from which to pick, but wished I had gotten to choose. Imagine a kid given a choice what to write about...what to research, what to seek out. School tends to stifle that inclination.
"Teach a kid to educate themselves, and they will learn for life."
Bam! Hit the nail on the head. As one who "homeschooled" both my boys all the way through high school, I can say that is exactly right. Except for the early phonic skills and the basic math skills, my boys were completely self-taught using the curriculum I supplied which took them all the way through calculus and college level physics by the time they finished 12th grade.
I always told my boys that I didn't care what career path they took, janitor or physicist, but they were going to have the skills to do ANYTHING they wanted.
The goal of most homeschoolers I know is to get the kids to love to learn. I’ve heard so many amazing stories of homeschool kids doing fantastic things
Have you noticed any change in the Google results as of late? My theory is that Google is giving bad results to highlight the reliance on the "AI overview," which puts an intermediary between us and deciding what sources are credible.
Excellent observation. "Alpha School" sounded very much like Home Schooling programs I have read about. Perhaps AI education tools will be the next resource available to home scholling parents. I would be interested in knowing if available alternative K-12 sylibi such as the Ron Paul Institute's or Hillsdale College's provide equivalent or better outcomes than Alpha School's. Lastly, intimate knowledge of the large language model used for the Alpha School's AI sylibus is critical to insuring the curriculum reflects a "world view" acceptable to parents.
My wife noted to me homeschoolers have had one in one adaptive education tailored to a student with the rest of the day to such activities for some time now. It works well and is efficient and students thrive.
We homeschooled our children for 8 years. Their school day began at 9am and ended at noon. The rest of the day they were outside being feral. We used P.A.C.E. out of Florida.
My oldest, nine, “hit the books!” First thing this morning and was done with his book work in less than half an hour.
Second child, six, took a zoom call from his grandmother and spent half an hour with her working on learning to read.
Third, also six, took the day off so far, and has been wandering around singing selections from Oklahoma at the top of his lungs.
The three of them, with their younger sister, spent a couple hours before lunch building a “beaver dam” out of mud and sticks in the backyard.
They are now back in for lunch but will almost certainly be back outside for quite a while this afternoon.
Public school is so prison like; it’s no wonder there’s a pipeline.
Excellent!
LOL! I love it!
Teach a kid to educate themselves, and they will learn for life.
The problem with much of school is they don't teach you how to fish. Sure, you were taught to do a research paper, at least I was back in the eighties, but it didn't inspire me to want to go out and independently research and do things. In fact, the whole ordeal felt very artificial.
I was given a list of topics from which to pick, but wished I had gotten to choose. Imagine a kid given a choice what to write about...what to research, what to seek out. School tends to stifle that inclination.
"Teach a kid to educate themselves, and they will learn for life."
Bam! Hit the nail on the head. As one who "homeschooled" both my boys all the way through high school, I can say that is exactly right. Except for the early phonic skills and the basic math skills, my boys were completely self-taught using the curriculum I supplied which took them all the way through calculus and college level physics by the time they finished 12th grade.
I always told my boys that I didn't care what career path they took, janitor or physicist, but they were going to have the skills to do ANYTHING they wanted.
That's amazing, and it's a great approach to take with your kids.
The goal of most homeschoolers I know is to get the kids to love to learn. I’ve heard so many amazing stories of homeschool kids doing fantastic things
Whereas in public school, it almost felt like...such excitement was deflated in regards to learning.
I loved school—the social aspect kept me engaged. The classes were 🥱
What is that emoji supposed to be, I'm suspicious because it is not a "poop" emoji.
Yawn, indicating boring.
Have you noticed any change in the Google results as of late? My theory is that Google is giving bad results to highlight the reliance on the "AI overview," which puts an intermediary between us and deciding what sources are credible.
Excellent observation. "Alpha School" sounded very much like Home Schooling programs I have read about. Perhaps AI education tools will be the next resource available to home scholling parents. I would be interested in knowing if available alternative K-12 sylibi such as the Ron Paul Institute's or Hillsdale College's provide equivalent or better outcomes than Alpha School's. Lastly, intimate knowledge of the large language model used for the Alpha School's AI sylibus is critical to insuring the curriculum reflects a "world view" acceptable to parents.