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Recently California adopted a new rule that said homeschooling was only acceptable when taught by accredited individuals. Some "light" thinking on my part has come up with an idea that could be very innovative in one fashion or another, and help out a lot of people in states where there must be specific standards in educational roots.
Picture, if you will, large indoor opened spaces--old, abandoned warehouses and other such properties. Now picture the space with wooden "walls" and some semblance to a real living space.
At one end of the building, small "rooms" of about 20x20 or so, making up what would be the school end of the building, and the other spaces set up as boarding "rooms" or small, studio apartments.
The criteria would be the residents were recently homeless, and that mostly includes those with children. Nothing fancy in the building we could call a "coop" but somewhere where there is a place to sleep, a place to prepare food, and a roof over the head when there is a dire need for shelter.
A communal kitchen, living room area, and study room would complete the setup of the "home" area (with lots of bathrooms to suit). The school end would have one or two professional teachers (depending on the number of students), quite possibly those who are looking for internships or the equivalent of teaching assistants. They too would be given a space to live for free while they are teaching. Most of them would be only there a year or two, but if they want to stay longer, they have that as an option.
The whole communal living experience will provide people with shelter, education, a place to eat, health care, and more.
The cost to the government would likely not be much higher than it is now, and bonds will develop between the families in the community.
Before anyone argues with me on this one, keep in mind that this is not a fully developed plan, but just a concept I've come up with based solely on need and creativity.
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