Engl 211
Real School vs Home School
Lately I have developed a fascination with the changes and advances of the 21st century. Technology is exploding, the political climate is unbelievable, and the nation’s infrastructure is collapsing (not to mention the caving streets of New Orleans) and the education spectrum is intensifying and expanding in radical directions. The world is changing, and we must run fast to keep up.
I believe that my intense interest in education methods started when I realized that my daughter was as moving out of her infancy stage (she will always be my baby) and into childhood. She was moving beyond the “Where is your nose and do you see the green tree?” basic educational phase I was teaching her and to a more structured educational classification. In other words, my baby was about to turn five I must put her in “real” school.
“Real” school. That terrible place that the State of Louisiana mandated that I send her so that she could learn what Louisiana has determined was acceptable for citizens of the state. My child must now leave the security of my loving care ad rely on someone she did not know, surrounded by children I do not know, for her education. Also, what type of school do I place her? I received an excellent education in private schools but the cost of private education for my child is far beyond my reach. Public education is not my experiences but I am open to placing my child in a public school, but which school? How do I get her into good performing public school with the competition for high scoring public schools given the intense competition for open spots? This education process if full of uncertainty and stress.
Home school. This is a form of education I have known about for years but never considered as an educational avenue for my daughter until now. I guess necessity is not only the mother of invention but also the solution for desperation. My mother is a retired schoolteacher and she would be an excellent instructor for her grandchild but, my daughter can manipulate her grandmother better than anyone else, and definitely better than me, so how would that work out in an educational environment. I am also wondering about the types of home school methods. Traditional school based, child guided education, no curriculum education, road schooling etc. It is a confusing web of decisions to be made.
A decision has to be made. Time stops for no one and I must get my daughter into an educational station and very soon. I have no idea what I am going to do but something has to be done. I see myself in for a ton of research.