Apparently the new educationist care so much about children, they want nothing to do with them except collect their parents money....
FROM REDDIT: "I am a person who from 9-15 years old attended a school that did not have any teachers, you were required to teach yourself every subject from books at your own pace, while sitting in cubicles all day with very little interaction with other students or extracurricular activities. AMA (Ask Me Anything)"
And from the comments:
"[–]philphish 51 points 1 hour ago
Sorry to break it to you but you weren't in school...your mom dumped you at the library for free babysitting.
[–]designtraveler[S] 49 points 1 hour ago
it certainly was FAR from free, this was a private school
[–]sarah-bellum 29 points 55 minutes ago
That's really interesting - you seem to be implying that it was quite expensive, but if there was really no teacher involvement in anything you did (even grading tests as you mentioned further down), what on earth were you paying for? I know there must have been expenses like books etc. but surely not enough to warrant really high tuition fees. (I'm not doubting your honesty or anything, it just seems like a huge money grab on the school's part.)
[–]designtraveler[S] 13 points 35 minutes ago
money grab i agree, cheaper than most private schools but still expensive considering, about $10,000 a year, I guess you payed for the 'good wholesome Christian environment'
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[–]DallasITGuy 6 points 39 minutes ago*
I went to one of these schools the spring of my 7th grade year in 1972. It was called Accelerated Christian Education. It was a joke in terms of learning. We had "packets" for each course. I finished the last half of my 7th grade year and all of the 8th grade packets in one semester. I had a 98% average. I did not learn diddly.
At my school one had to earn privilege levels each week - one either had an A, and AC or an ACE (the initials standing for Accelerated Christian Education). Privileges were earned based on how many packets you finished, books you read and special projects.
The instructors were just glorified baby sitters. Not one had a teaching certificate.
We had (sometimes quite long) chapel worships every day. Basically like a full church service each day.
P.E. was held three times a week by driving out to a public park where we played. Rain or shine, get out of the bus and go do something kid. No supervision. I got into several fights with no punishment. We threw a kid over an embankment once, he fell into a creek and almost drowned.
I have never been able to forgive my parents for sending me to that hellhole.
(edit for additional info on "P.E. class".)"
http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1dsebw/i_am_a_person_who_from_915_years_old_attended_a/