Google search interest for 'homeschool' hits 5-year high as more school districts refuse to reopen

[PeteS in CA]

Google search interest for 'homeschool' hits 5-year high as more school districts refuse to reopen

https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/education/google-search-interest-homeschool-hits-5-year-high-more-school-districts

Google search interest for "homeschooling" has rocketed to its highest level in half a decade, a sign of potentially renewed interest in alternative education as more U.S. school districts decide not to fully reopen in the fall amid the coronavirus.

A growing number of school officials across the country have announced plans to indefinitely delay re-opening their school districts next month, amid a spike in confirmed cases and related fears their schools could become hotspots for more outbreaks.
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Google Trends – the tech giant's tool for tracking the usage of search terms over time – shows that user searches for "homeschool" have peaked at their highest level in five years, hitting a value of "100," or "peak popularity," earlier this month.

I wish someone had a crystal ball that could discern between, "Since we're stuck with this," searches and, "This is the last straw, we're going to homeschool long-term," searches.

[Cyber Liberty]

Google search interest for 'homeschool' hits 5-year high as more school districts refuse to reopen

https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/education/google-search-interest-homeschool-hits-5-year-high-more-school-districts

I wish someone had a crystal ball that could discern between, "Since we're stuck with this," searches and, "This is the last straw, we're going to homeschool long-term," searches.

We'll be able to glean that information when the schools finally open some time after the election.  We'll see how many people decided to just keep their kids home to learn.

[PeteS in CA]

I scanned the websites of CA's 3 statewide homeschooling organizations and Home School Legal Defense Association yesterday and did not see any comment about a surge in interest in homeschooling. All have general helpful info, but those webpages have been on those sites in some form for years or decades.

I think you're right, that it won't be known how many parents decide to continue homeschooling until PSs re-open (January, 2021 at earliest, I also expect). I do get the impression that some union and ed school people are nervous and making clumsy preemptive intimidation noises.

[Fishrrman]

Fishrrman very-shaky prediction:
It may be 2-5 years before some school districts re-open fully (by "fully" I mean a "return to pre-virus normalcy" ...)

[jmyrlefuller]

Fishrrman very-shaky prediction:
It may be 2-5 years before some school districts re-open fully (by "fully" I mean a "return to pre-virus normalcy" ...)

Anything longer than a year, and there won't be a "pre-virus normalcy" to go back to.