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[quote=Anonymous]^^ Parents don't have to be experts on pedagogy or get into the weeds.  They just have to know and understand what outcomes they expect, and how to get the right people together to make it happen.

Some people build their own "dream homes".  They typically base it on existing designs and models, tweak and tune, and then have contractors put it all together for them.  They typically don't have to know the intricacies of wiring, or be artists at sheetrocking and tiling - instead more often they provide the design, and an architect helps them turn their design into concrete plans and specifications, and the contractors then build it to meet the plan and specification.   Even the more handy folks who do know a bit about homebuilding typically bring in specialists to handle aspects of the work.  Wouldn't want to dig out that basement and foundation by hand, for example - when it would be much more effective to bring someone in with an excavator.

So given that analogy, why WOULD a parent have to be an expert on pedagogy or have any other special qualifications beyond just being an involved and concerned parent?  Clearly, they don't have to.  We aren't living in a vacuum.  The resources exist.[/quote]

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