Sandhya Viswan

@nileshtrivedi @ANayyar16 @volklub 'Education' doesn't have the same picture as 'school'. Education implies something more holistic than academics.

@ANayyar16 @volklub As Sandhya brought up in our discussion on Saturday, the name "homeschooling" is likely bad, as it implies isolation which is not the case. Families are coming together to alt-school their kids together. What is a good name for this? 🤔

The way schools operate today with endless public holidays, useless online-study drama and constant fee hikes is a joke. It’s a pure business model built to extract money from upper-middle-class parents while authorities look the other way. Education quality isn’t even in the top three priorities now. The shift is coming. The day is not far when Google or Meta will start AI-driven online classes, tie up with top colleges for recognition, throw in one foreign trip a year and finish this ONLINE school model once and for all. Things will not be the same in next 10 years. Parents are DONE with it. Because in 2026, what we call a “school” is basically a money-minting tool, not a place that cares about giving quality education with 120+ days off in an year.

@nileshtrivedi @ANayyar16 @volklub We named our Telegram group 'Home Educators' when this topic came up back in 2016 😀

@sarveshsuman884 @ANayyar16 @volklub We also find socially awkward children in schools as well. So, it isnt schools that develop this skill.

@ANayyar16 @volklub Homeschooling is the biggest clownery It hampers the building of social skills

@sarveshsuman884 @ANayyar16 @volklub Have you tried homeschooling? Many homeschooled children I know are the most sorted individuals.

@ANayyar16 @volklub As a homeschooling parent, adding on, that I got true freedom when I homeschooled 😀 Most homeschoolers I know, are not sitting and 'teaching' their kids. The time spent together is more of bonding and learning about life in general....together.

@volklub Gender neutral advice ! Nobody ( parents ) can crib about spending time with their own kids ! 😊 " Love without sacrifice is a theft "- taleb " Children deserve unconditional love " - paraphrasing naval

@Amitoj_08 @vprabhuraja @volklub As a parent homeschooling since 2009 (my boys are adults now), they had more social interactions in the real world than they would have had at school.

@vprabhuraja @volklub My opinion is only based on my personal experiences. I passed out fairly recently in 2022, and till then also except the covid period we had a lot of time to interact in between periods. And I think having those interactions has played a great role in building my personality.

@PrabhuKeDarshan @radhikamohta @AkshayHangloo @Rapthing @praveensinghv @1000founders @dhairya_jn @Eashita_m @regards_rishi @harsha99 @nagaraju_gg @_karthik__ram @RabiAgrawal @vboorla @pray_row_na What a wonderful start to the weekend meeting so many people and hearing their stories.

Super Saturday jamming with folks building awesome communities! @radhikamohta (HSRisHome) & @AkshayHangloo (HSR Founders Club, @Rapthing ) emphasised on building neighbourhood communities. @praveensinghv talked about engagement in communities and how he seeks @1000founders to do SME IPO. @shwetabhsverma talked about CMX BLR & WellBinge communities. @vijethashastry from @bhiveworkspace talked about paying it forward with startups @ViswanSandhya shared her journey of building a community of parents. @SurendraSingh shared about building communities our Digital Public Infrastructure.

@SakatasHomma @malpani Yes, we can work on changing that. But how?

@ViswanSandhya @malpani What's the baisi of the assumption behind "agree to disagree " being not important in school? If true, should we not be working to fix this?

The reason schools do such a bad job in preparing students for real life is because they don't have an exam on Real Life Skills , such as Financial Literacy , Public Speaking , Negotiation and Communication

@SakatasHomma @malpani Most schools work on debating skills. And that does not support agreeing to disagree.

@SakatasHomma @malpani In a school environment, 'agreeing to disagree' is not important. The focus is more on 'debating' skills and arguing to prove one's point. I dont believe that is the right approach for the real world.

@ViswanSandhya @malpani May be. But a school provides a social setting which gives an opportunity for the kid to learn to "agree to disagree", to see that there are diverse opinions and pov. And to back his belief against the masses his peers. Homeschooling doesn't create this env.

@SakatasHomma @malpani There are many homeschooling families from different strata of society. Homeschooling is not bound by our socio-economic status. It is more about what we believe is education and each family thinks differently. I believe homeschooling is one of the choices available to us.

@malpani @ViswanSandhya Sure, will read more. And sure it may have its merits. Please address the 2 points in this tweet of mine. You can someone who is below your socioeconomic strata afford homeschooling?

@SakatasHomma @malpani Actually homeschooling creates more opportunities than school, to 'agree to disagree '. Homeschooled children are out in the real world more than school children.

@SakatasHomma @malpani Not sure on what you mean by 'capable' of homeschool. Many of us who choose to homeschool, do not focus on academics mainly. I do not advocate homeschooling to everyone. I believe every family makes their own choice. I help families make school choices too.

@malpani @ViswanSandhya Answer me 2 q. 1. What % of Indian population is capable to homeschool their kids. 2. What % can afford/spare the time to homeschool leaving their jobs. Address your ignorance 1st.

@malpani Despite being a homeschooling parent myself, I don't think homeschooling is the right choice for everyone.

Many people have strong opinions on why homeschooling won't work. Many of these are invulnerable to reason or evidence 😂

@malpani Actually many people don't understand that homeschooling is NOT about teaching anything. And each family is different. THAT is the point that many fail to see.

@malpani There are a few such spaces in Bangalore now.

Why haven't Microschools caught on in India ? This article was published in 2016 ! Time to revisit this !livemint.com/Sundayapp/r8ES…

@CodingCommando @malpani @lokkalyandas Great! We had planned a similar community centre for homeschoolers in Bangalore where we could donate our books and other resources. However, we couldn't find a place we could afford, to start the center.

@malpani @lokkalyandas I guess the organization mentioned by @lokkalyandas (first look, it seems like book store/library/read room for IAS aspirants/other students). Email/Mobile is given in the profile. m.facebook.com/10008037359146…

If we can trust our toddlers will be well cared for in community-based creches run by parents ,why can't we trust our older kids will be able to learn for themselves in community-based learning pods run by entrepreneurial parents ?

@SakatasHomma @malpani Actually that is not true about social skills. Homeschooling children have more opportunities to develop social skills than school going kids. Most schools today do not give children enough time on their own. Neither is there proper intervention or guidance where required.

@malpani The solution is to change the policy and have a curriculum that teaches useful real-life skills. Moreover School teaches (or rather induces) kids to be social and fosters social skills. Homeschooling cannot provide this.

@SakatasHomma @malpani Not all homeschoolers focus on academics. However, you are right that homeschooling might not be the right choice for many families.

@malpani Also not every parent is capable or can afford home schooling. what of those kids then? I honestly find your push for homeschooling borderline propaganda.

@malpani I agree. Unfortunately that is not how formative assessments are handled in most conventional school set ups. They have merely changed the name of Unit tests to Formative assessments.

@ViswanSandhya Formative assessments help students to learn better because they can identify their gaps and ask for help in filling them