People can run their business however they want, for starters, and I believe you're over exaggerating the costs.
Of course costs need to be considered when determining profit. Nobody's arguing that.
Laserjet printers which can print thousands of copies very cheaply can be had for pennies on the dollar if you buy used. It's all you need to print quizzes, tests, and short reading selections. Paper can be bought in cases at a discount and one case of paper is enough for 10 students easily.
Nothing's stopping a homeschool teacher from going with used textbooks, which are plentiful online. McGuffey Readers and anything else on Project Gutenberg are open source and are absolutely free for use by anybody.
And if you want hardcover books, an entire set of McGuffey's Readers can be purchased for under $40 and willing to purchase used. $400 would cover 10 students and you only charge the parents if the kids destroy the books.
A brand new set goes for around $100-$140, so $1000-1400 for 10 kids.
Those books would cover every single grade for English.
People can run their business however they want, for starters, and I believe you're over exaggerating the costs.
Of course costs need to be considered when determining profit. Nobody's arguing that.
Laserjet printers which can print thousands of copies very cheaply can be had for pennies on the dollar if you buy used. It's all you need to print quizzes, tests, and short reading selections. Paper can be bought in cases at a discount and one case of paper is enough for 10 students easily.
Nothing's stopping a homeschool teacher from going with used textbooks, which are plentiful online. McGuffey Readers and anything else on Project Gutenberg are open source and are absolutely free for use by anybody.
And if you want hardcover books, an entire set of McGuffey's Readers can be purchased for under $40 if you want hardcover books and willing to purchase used. $400 would cover 10 students and you only charge the parents if the kids destroy the books.
A brand new set goes for around $100-$140, so $1400 for 10 kids.
Those books would cover every single grade for reading.