I’d prefer to hire a person I know, because I would be able to more easily screen them for a lot of things I care about that are hard to screen for in an interview. (For example, a pro-neurodiversity attitude, respect for children’s autonomy, ability to control their temper.) There’s a reason lots of hires happen within social networks, even outside the rationalist community.
It is also odd to me that I listed off “my child is likely to have a mental health condition” as a constraint and then you assumed that badbrains would be an obvious negative. It seems to me that a teacher with a well-managed mental health condition would be an excellent role model for a twice exceptional student and have a particular understanding of and empathy for their difficulties.
Also, that plan is called “starting a school” which is the thing Patri was criticizing.
I’d prefer to hire a person I know, because I would be able to more easily screen them for a lot of things I care about that are hard to screen for in an interview. (For example, a pro-neurodiversity attitude, respect for children’s autonomy, ability to control their temper.) There’s a reason lots of hires happen within social networks, even outside the rationalist community.
It is also odd to me that I listed off “my child is likely to have a mental health condition” as a constraint and then you assumed that badbrains would be an obvious negative. It seems to me that a teacher with a well-managed mental health condition would be an excellent role model for a twice exceptional student and have a particular understanding of and empathy for their difficulties.
Also, that plan is called “starting a school” which is the thing Patri was criticizing.