04-18-2011, 12:46 PM
(04-18-2011, 12:36 PM)turtledude23 Wrote: There are private schools called Waldorf schools, they're like Montessori. In the public school board in Toronto there are alternative schools anyone can go to, some of them are for people who need credit recovery, but some are alot like Waldorf - If I knew about them when I was in high school I would've switched in a second. Sadly I went to the catholic school board, which is also publicly funded and an enormous waste of tax payer money. I think the school system is slowly liberalizing here and there's more media pressure now the get rid of catholic school boards, I don't know what it's like in the U.S. though, I couldn't imagine living in the U.S. in the first place.
I can't imagine living so far north! Noway. ... Don't be hatin'
We have the same setup with alternative high schools. A nephew went that route.
And I still think it's the parenting that is forcing schools to be like they are. 1) they expect too much from school 2) they don't give as much effort in teaching as they expect from the school.
The school is forced to parent and teach, thus the need for added strictness.
Abridgetoofar, I will make the assumption that the militarized class was more free because it had discipline in place.
On your dumb system thought- I won't disagree, because whatever the system is, is. I'm not going political.
What I notice is that you praised Montessori for it's open learning and then condemn public schools for not teaching you anything. All the while, learning interests were at your free will all along. You could've delved into learning all you wanted.
The Negative part, I believe, comes in when we are judged by our scores. Life isn't that black and white. I don't intend to hold my children to a piece of paper. I intend to help them blossom into this world they will grow into.