MarkT Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 http://www.wsj.com/articles/haute-home-schools-designed-to-give-kids-a-bespoke-education-1455807796 Why don't they just hire tutors? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 The New York family hires tutors. The other families are homeschooling (tutoring doesn't usually fall in the legal homeschool definition). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 Why would someone hiring out cozy homeschooling be a default? You could similarly ask, why don't they just send their kids to a private school? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 There is a thread in chat too which includes how to get round WSJ's paywall http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/587796-wsj-article-on-homeschooling-in-the-mansion-section/ Why would someone hiring out cozy homeschooling be a default? You could similarly ask, why don't they just send their kids to a private school? Sometimes you can't find a private school that is a good fit, even the high end > $40k ones. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butter Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 http://www.wsj.com/articles/haute-home-schools-designed-to-give-kids-a-bespoke-education-1455807796 Why don't they just hire tutors? Maybe they like doing the homeschooling themselves. If I had a ton of money I could see building a house like that. I wouldn't want to hire tutors because I like teaching my kids. The 1/2-1 year (depending on kid) they were in school I missed teaching so much. It was so incredibly nice to get back to homeschooling them when we brought them back home. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeaganS Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 (edited) Couldn't read the article, but rich people can want to homeschool too. The only reason to homeschool isn't to save money. I personally hate other people being in my house who aren't guests. Dd7 had an almost full-time therapist and I hated it. If I were that rich, I might outsource some stuff, but I'd probably still do the bulk of the teaching myself. It's the same in my mind as asking a rich mom why she doesn't just hire a nanny instead of taking care of the kids herself. Edited February 20, 2016 by Meagan S 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingMOm Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 I couldn't read it either- which is to bad b/c it looked interesting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 I have an issue with "The family is part of a small subset of affluent homeowners who home-school their kids—but not for typical reasons of wanting to provide religious instruction or because they don’t like the public schools nearby. Instead, they say they can create their own optimal learning environments by buying or building homes in which almost every room is a classroom." We've had many many polls on this very board where people of all socioeconomic groups have said that their primary motivation is to provide optimal learning environments for their children. They use the fancy word "bespoke" in the headline but all that means is an individualized education. I don't have the funds to build a large house but we use most of the rooms in this house for education and had that in mind when we bought the house. 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica_in_Switzerland Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 I watched the little video. I love how in the bajillion square foot house, there were four teens crowded onto a tiny little breakfast table with their laptops. :-) No matter how big the house, people seem to want to congregate together. If I was a bazillion-aire, I would certainly design a home with homeschooling in mind! Instead, we all crowd around the table in our 1100sqft apartment. And that works too. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 I couldn't read it either- which is to bad b/c it looked interesting! I'll bet I can access the article through my library's online subscription to newspapers and magazines. I'm just too lazy. I think most libraries have some way to get you a copy of most any newspaper or magazine article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HS Mom in NC Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 The OP seems to be unfamiliar with a concept of a philosophical homeschooler. Most people who write articles about homeschooling seem to be too. OK, here goes. A philosophical homeschooler is someone who believes children learn best in within the structure of a family...you know...like most mammals. I'm not suggesting everyone adopt the philosophy, but if you're going to post in a homeschooling community or if you write about the homeschooling community, you should at least be aware of it. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momto4inSoCal Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 I would love to dedicate my house to homeschooling. As it is our homeschool room is more like a dedicated library which is what I was going for. I was thinking of turning our spare room into an art room. It's nice that homeschooling is gaining popularity. It opens up so many options to people. There are so many good reasons to homeschool. Schools just can't provide the individual educational experience homeschooling can. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daijobu Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 I want a lanai. All I have now is a patio. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbridgeacademy Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 If I could afford to, that's what I'd do. I like teaching my children, I love spending time with them. I'd probably hire a tutor for upper level math or a foreign language though. We've played the whole "if we won the lottery" game and my life would look a lot like those peoples lives, it sort of does already. My house, except for the master bedroom is geared toward my kids. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwik Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 maybe the OP was referring to the bit where the woman charges $50,000 plus to each of her 10 students in exchange for organising their tutors etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica_in_Switzerland Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 No one would blink an eye at these homes given location and net worth of the families- I'm sure they are typical for their neighborhood. So what difference does it make if they decide to have three separate homeschool rooms rather than a billiards room, home gym, and reading room? (Or maybe they have all six of those rooms...) The article just seems to be another "Look at those weird homeschoolers!", Rich Family Edition. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 The flexibility would be a big reason. Maybe high end private schools are more flexible, but in general, if you're in a school, you're on their schedule. If you have the money to travel and to have amazing experiences, that seems like a great reason to homeschool to me. And just because there are good schools doesn't mean they're the right schools. There are some quite nice private schools in the 30k+ range here. I can look at them and see that they'd be a good fit for many kids-but not a good enough fit for my DD to even bother to apply and see if they'd give us financial aid. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternalsummer Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 There is a reason very wealthy people in the past hired tutors. People homeschool for lots and lots of different reasons; one of them (for us) is the quality of education a personal tutor (me) can provide. If we were super wealthy I don't think I'd hire tutors, though (until much much later), as I'm more than competent to teach all subjects until high school level and to be honest I don't like other people much anyway. The idea that most homeschoolers are doing it for religious or financial (local school sucks + can't move) reasons is a bit shortsighted. Unless we had a private jet, I am not sure if there is enough money in the world to convince me to travel for fun with 5 kids under 10 (and 3 under 5!). A private jet might make it feasible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyontheFarm Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Here is another article. http://www.curbed.com/2016/2/19/11079960/home-schooling-gets-highdesign-in-new-wsj-profile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momacacia Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 And homewchoolong lets the parents choose tutors for each subject so arguably, the kids get each subject on steriods---guaranteed. Whereas in a pricey private school, still a couple teachers or entire department may not fit the bill. (pun left for the laugh lol) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Many families with much smaller budgets hire tutors or outsource subjects in some way - esp. with older kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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