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Homeschooling hits record numbers

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193 points bilsbie | 1 comments | 21 Nov 25 00:31 UTC | HN request time: 0.287s | source
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ec2y ◴[21 Nov 25 03:03 UTC] No.46000762[source]▶
Lemme just question how home schooling is at all possible without one parent (statically more likely to be a woman) staying home to supervise the learning. I don’t think we’re talking about remote ranch situations where you either do online school or have to send them to boarding school.

So I’m genuinely wondering if there’s a corresponding exit from the workplace or other demographic trends allowing/pushing this boom in home schooling to happen?

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1. tylervigen ◴[21 Nov 25 03:27 UTC] No.46000917[source]▶
It only requires that one parent has enough free hours to assign coursework. They don't have to exit the workforce, and don't necessarily need to directly supervise learning (but of course some of this is necessary for K-5).

I think a lot of how homeschooling can work, along with much of median/lower household income life in general, is misunderstood.

Source: Was homeschooled by a mom who worked.