Yeah, I’m not knocking it! I am a product of early Montessori years. I loved it and am thankful for it. It just isn’t a magic bullet. 

I simply mean to impress the importance of Mother and Father’s loving and genuine engagement. Echoing what someone else said about not thinking you can “outsource” to these folks - paid or not. 

 You sound like an engaged father! 👍🏼

I haven’t read Rothbard. I’ll put this on my list. Plato and Aristotle are good on education. And Montessori’s works are also available freely online, as are Charlotte Mason’s. Lots out there, no excuse to sit back, check out, and blindly offer your children to whatever the prevailing powers are. 

 Montessori isn’t necessarily a get-out-of-indoctrination-free card. Whatever you do - you and your wife have to be engaged with your children so that no matter what “teacher” says their respect and trust in you is greater.

Also, regardless of job choice consider moving to a state where charter schools or school choice credits are an option. 

 Honestly, I’d also explore what the issues with homeschool are. It can be scary and understandable that she’s reluctant to take it on. May be she loves her children and is more fearful of messing up than of the Professionals being successful. My wife and I took a course and have learned a lot from https://circeinstitute.org and largely she uses  https://www.amblesideonline.org/  for a curriculum. I told my wife I trusted her more than any “professional” and I invested a lot learning about it all with her. I assured her she’d have my support and that deciding to “try homeschooling” didn’t mean we had to do it for every child forever. 

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