🔑 The three keys to modular learning
Education, Childcare and Socialization
Today, I’d like to do something a little different on this blog. I want to invite you to play around with some thoughts, question some untested assumptions, and see where the rabbit hole takes us.
When people tell me they can’t do modular learning, it usually centers around three untested assumptions around…
Childcare: “I could never homeschool because I work/my career is too important to me/ I need school for childcare/ I need a break from my kids/ I can’t afford homeschooling.”
Socialization: “I could never homeschool because I want my kids to have friends/ I met a homeschooler once and they were weird/ I think kids need to be bullied to learn to socialize in the real world.”
Education: “I could never homeschool because I’m not a teacher/ I’m bad at math/I have ADHD, I’m not well-organized, my kids and I always fight when I try to help them with homework, etc”
Many families don’t even consider modular learning (a curated approach to their child’s education), because of one of these objections.
Let’s be clear, I’m not trying to make the case that modular learning makes your life suddenly easy. Modular learning can be hard, but let’s be honest, being a parent sending your kid to school is hard too.
It’s up to you to choose which “hard” you want, and which ways you want to make parenting more easy and joyful.
My experience is that if you unbundle socialization, education and childcare as a thought in your mind, and spend a little time thinking about how you can optimize each one, the path to modular learning may open itself up to you.
Here’s what we’ve found
1. Childcare (aka quality of family life)
