tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post4664276150703096752..comments2024-02-15T11:55:02.998-08:00Comments on Why Homeschool: Compulsory EducationHenry Catehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03097237237859928969noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-17008366442337794632013-09-16T15:12:46.089-07:002013-09-16T15:12:46.089-07:00Please, it's "compulsory attendance at sc...Please, it's "compulsory attendance at school", not "compulsory education". I know that's fussy, but we (homeschoolers and other parent-power advocates) should always underline the point. <br /><br />How many children are harmed by compulsory school attendance policies? In the long run, all of them (as T=>infinity, n=>100%). Two large costs of school that appear on no balance sheet are the opportunity cost to children of the time that they spend in school and the opportunity cost to society of the lost innovation in curricula, techniques of matching students to curricula, and individualization of methods of educational service delivery. It's as though we have jet travel, computers, laser eye surgery, and cook all our food over backyard wood-fueled campfires. The education industry is in the paleolithic era because of the State-monopoly school system.Malcolm Kirkpatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01294436437292859972noreply@blogger.com