I do follow the rules in unfamiliar situations. I read the signs, ask for directions, follow the guidelines and survey the expert opinions. But once I’m in my comfort zone, I start to look at things differently. I start to ask, “Why?” I’m not trying to be belligerent. I’m trying to understand if the reason something “has always been done that way” is really the right reason for doing it that way.
I ask a lot of questions.
Public school is the way that educating has always been done. Is that the right way for the three of us?
I have a lot of questions.
The decision of home school versus public school is weighing heavily. Actually, it wouldn’t weigh anything if my natural inclination was to follow the herd. I wonder if the herd has all the answers. Just because public school has always been the commonly accepted way to teach, can’t there be other good options for kids and moms on the fringe of the herd? Continue reading →
