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Bitcoin is an exit from the Fed.
— Naval (@naval) January 3, 2021
DeFi is an exit from Wall Street.
Social media is an exit from mass media.
Homeschooling is an exit from industrial education.
Remote work is an exit from 9-5.
Creator economy is an exit from employment.
Individuals are leaving institutions.
Homeschooling is the trend I’m most bullish on relative to how little attention it receives.
— David Perell (@david_perell) March 25, 2021
Institutional trust is falling, online education is getting better fast, smartphones are getting cheaper, and it’s getting easier for parents to team up and educate their kids together.
Opportunities for startups:
— Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) March 13, 2020
Homeschool
- Students set their own goals & curriculum
- underlying homeschool is the belief that students/parents understand what's best for them better than politicans do
- 10% of families today would homeschool if it was easier. 3% currently.
I am very interested in this. If anyone approaches you about it (even if they aren’t sure what to do next) please send them my way
— Eric Ries (@ericries) December 16, 2018
I've already warned @jessiepray that it's going to basically take an act of god for me not to start this in circa ~5 years.
— Nathaniel Whittemore (@nlw) December 16, 2018
Black families have been jumping into Homeschooling more and more since the #COVID19 pandemic started. Now with schools opening, many are choosing to not come back. Check out my @Slate podcast this week on the future of black Homeschooling 👍🏿https://t.co/uzZKUSJHwi
— Dr. Jason Johnson (@DrJasonJohnson) August 21, 2021
Over the next couple decades we'll see a significant rise in home- and micro-schooling enabled by:
— SPENCER (@SP1NS1R) May 5, 2020
⬆️ De-urbanization (watch NYC over the next year)
⬆️ Remote working
⬆️ Alternative educational communities & resources
⬇️ Public opinion of state education
I had never seriously entertained the idea of homeschooling my future children until the last few years.
— ZUBY: (@ZubyMusic) January 21, 2022
Manisha Snoyer is an experienced educator and tech entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience teaching more than 2,000 children across three countries. She co-founded Modulo with Eric Ries to help families design personalized educational experiences. Prior to Modulo, she and Eric founded Schoolclosures.org, the largest relief effort for families during the pandemic that provided a hotline, free online math tutoring, and other essential resources to support 100,000 families. As a an early mover in alternative education, Manisha created CottageClass, the first microschool marketplace in 2015. She is dedicated to empowering families to build customized learning solutions that address academic, social, and emotional needs. Manisha graduated Summa Cum Laude from Brandeis University with degrees in French Literature and American Studies and minors in Environmental Studies and Peace & Conflict Studies.