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by stocknoob 1769 days ago
It turns out the question isn't "what provides the best education for kids (at home/in person)", it's "what provides the most convenience for parents".

You could have parental-supervised online learning be 5x as good as in-person, but society demands we send kids to school to get them out of the house so a parent can work. We pay lip service to the actual education of the child.

No real point except pulling the veil from our revealed preferences.