Submitted by Ginger TPLC (not verified) on December 4, 2006 - 06:25.
Some children should be allowed this opportunity. SOME children NEED this type of learning because they are motivated enough and they do have good support at home to get better-than-traditional learning done. Traditional schooling is stifling for these students; they quickly learn--as soon as 2nd grade--how to underachieve and entertain themselves, much to the detriment of the traditional classroom setting and their own self-worth. These students get in trouble frequently and receive an onslaught of "your weird and bad" messages. Of course we then see so many bright people drop out of school mentally by middle school, develop skills gaps, and end up dropping out of school altogehter.
I don't see free school as merely "feel good" unless we're considering that having some say in your destiny lets you feel good about academics, progress, and growth in a somewhat traditional sense. I see these opportunities as being essential for some students and each state and major metro area should have this available for those students/parents.
Some children should be
Submitted by Ginger TPLC (not verified) on December 4, 2006 - 06:25.
Some children should be allowed this opportunity. SOME children NEED this type of learning because they are motivated enough and they do have good support at home to get better-than-traditional learning done. Traditional schooling is stifling for these students; they quickly learn--as soon as 2nd grade--how to underachieve and entertain themselves, much to the detriment of the traditional classroom setting and their own self-worth. These students get in trouble frequently and receive an onslaught of "your weird and bad" messages. Of course we then see so many bright people drop out of school mentally by middle school, develop skills gaps, and end up dropping out of school altogehter.
I don't see free school as merely "feel good" unless we're considering that having some say in your destiny lets you feel good about academics, progress, and growth in a somewhat traditional sense. I see these opportunities as being essential for some students and each state and major metro area should have this available for those students/parents.