School A, B, C and D
I have been going to a number of schools lately in order to make a decision for Sienna when she becomes a Grade One student in September. The more I learn, the more confused I am. Except School A, the following School B, C and D happen to be the initials of those schools respectively.
School A is where she is now. It has an elementary part. I would very much want to leave her there. Then I have some doubts about the "taking your own pace" Montessori method when the kid is older than 5 years old. Before that age, it makes sense to let the kid take his own pace to explore their world around. However, to continue growing in a real world, "taking your own pace" is an ideal but not a reality. Sienna needs to live with the reality.
School B: I heard very good things about its prestige and tradition of being a 45-year-old institution. People getting education there grow up to be very refined and successful individuals in a competitive world. The campus is situated in a picturesque hillside not far away from our house. But I don't like the concrete grounds around the school front and side. It feels cold.
School C: The school name initial happens to be C as well. It situated at a bottom of a valley, about 10-minute drive from us. The environment is very warm. The director took care to ask info of my child. But what lingered in my mind is that the school is known for giving special care to kids with learning disabilities. Then I heard from a different person that someone goes there and he has learning disability.
School D: This is our home school. Isn't it the most natural and easiest way to just drop her in there. I called the school, they said in June we can just drop? It happens that we have other choices.
Having choices is not always a good thing. In this case, I have faith that Sienna will survive and thrive in any environment. If she doesn't do well, I would be the first to know. Then that would be a better time to consider and calculate. Right now, I almost feel like be forced into thinking things that aren't matter enough.
School A is where she is now. It has an elementary part. I would very much want to leave her there. Then I have some doubts about the "taking your own pace" Montessori method when the kid is older than 5 years old. Before that age, it makes sense to let the kid take his own pace to explore their world around. However, to continue growing in a real world, "taking your own pace" is an ideal but not a reality. Sienna needs to live with the reality.
School B: I heard very good things about its prestige and tradition of being a 45-year-old institution. People getting education there grow up to be very refined and successful individuals in a competitive world. The campus is situated in a picturesque hillside not far away from our house. But I don't like the concrete grounds around the school front and side. It feels cold.
School C: The school name initial happens to be C as well. It situated at a bottom of a valley, about 10-minute drive from us. The environment is very warm. The director took care to ask info of my child. But what lingered in my mind is that the school is known for giving special care to kids with learning disabilities. Then I heard from a different person that someone goes there and he has learning disability.
School D: This is our home school. Isn't it the most natural and easiest way to just drop her in there. I called the school, they said in June we can just drop? It happens that we have other choices.
Having choices is not always a good thing. In this case, I have faith that Sienna will survive and thrive in any environment. If she doesn't do well, I would be the first to know. Then that would be a better time to consider and calculate. Right now, I almost feel like be forced into thinking things that aren't matter enough.
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