The price tag could be very little, or it could be beyond our wildest imagination.
There is nothing like the texture of kids having contact with each other, making friends and relating to different adults in a school setting.
Maybe he's suffering from a case of jet lag. Is he suggesting that we be reduced to truant officers? It seems to me to be a plan obsessed with power and control.
Engaging parents and expecting kids to do much more than they do ... requires cheerleading with a lot of carrot rather than stick. I think Antonio could cheerlead a lot more, but some of his closest advisers are cynical, power-hungry, small-minded advisers.