- If you have the ability to homeschool your kid, your kid is already in the top 25%. Compare his scores to those. Don’t use the national average. Those include kids that your son won’t ever have to compete with. – RC
- As a perhaps surprising data point, In 5th grade (early 90s) I tested at 12th grade apprehension of all of the topics tested. However, it had negative second order effects. I took my foot off of the gas thinking there was no need to continue with the hard work. Still ended up doing well but there was a list 2-3 years where I just fucked around, because my mom didn’t know how to position the data as a motivatior or a runway to something greater in the near term. – JM
- I believe it. Being homeschooled gave me a lot of practice figuring things out on my own and learning how to learn. I can only imagine what AI has done for homeschooling, especially around lowering the barriers to entry. The key benefit isn’t just getting a more bespoke education, but also learning how to ask better questions and stay curious when something is hard or unfamiliar. That skill has proven incredibly useful in my career and further education. CQ
