3 Reasons You Should Consider Removing Kids From Public School

There are many, many valid reasons, but here are three to think about. 

1. Individualized Instruction: Big box schools offer a one-size-fits-some solution to teaching kids that's aimed right at the center of the academic/cognitive distribution of their classes. It makes sense, teachers have only so much time and so many resources so they have to get the most bang for their buck. Unfortunately, that approach inevitably underserves a whole lot of kids. It is far more effective to work individually, or in small groups, to tailor the content to the specific needs of the learner(s). This allows the rigor and the pace to be determined by the individual student's learning and not by a class calendar or schedule. If they understand the material well and are able to progress quickly, that can be done. If they need more time to practice with it so that they master the content, that can be done as well. The control is student driven and not calendar driven. 

2. Values Management: Isn't it ironic that some parents will go to extraordinary lengths to protect their kids' knees and elbows and largely ignore the content that enters their brains - both at school and via the unfiltered internet that they are allowed to access? Whatever a family's beliefs and values are - removing kids from public education allows the family to reinforce those values rather than subjecting their kids to someone else's all day long at school. This is especially problematic when a student's dissent with content that conflicts with their values is shamed, silenced, ridiculed, and punished academically. 

3. Content Control: Creating the framework for the knowledge and thinking skills that our children develop is one of the most significant things that we can do for them as parents. Again - independent of a family's particular belief structure - selecting the direction of learning and the materials that support it helps our children to cultivate their worldview - so why would anyone outsource that to an institution whose internal belief structure may differ greatly from you own? Isn't that setting your family up for strife and conflict in the future when the institutional indoctrination takes hold? 

Our kids' minds are their most important possession, and it is our duty as parents to help them develop in ways that set them on the path to live the best lives that they possibly can. Leaving this up to the perceived goodwill and professionalism of others is a fool's errand that is bad for kids and bad for our country's future. 

Comments

[Cousin Rhonda]

Encouraging kids to read books OUTSIDE of school requirements help them develop their own opinions etc. Parents can help develop their kids' minds & should never rely on any school/teacher to be their only source.

[Instructor Zulu]

Far too many parents these days are too busy to engage with their kids in this way and are all too happy to outsource the raising of their kids to others - like public schools and the internet.

It's one of the reasons why our society is where it is.