Comment by piloto_ciego

> The two categories of people I know who say this are elite-college graduates and parents of kids who crashed out of their standardized tests.

I mostly see business people who are already successful people saying this to be honest.

> We’ve tried this for decades. What are the data?

Well, the data is that if you can get a private tutor, that's what you should do, it's way more helpful than just going to school for 7 hours a day. That's why were thinking about making a more alternative education style happen. I'm definitely qualified to teach some stuff, and so is my wife, and mother. We just will need to find a way to fill in the gaps of the places where we're not qual'd. Regardless, I think personalized/individualized education is almost always better by the numbers.

That said, it really depends on what you're optimizing for.