I came across a blog post from a teacher, Patrick Kelly, that wonderfully encapsulates my feelings as a parent trying to decide what’s best for my children’s education. The post is titled: Finding the Right School for Your Kid Shouldn’t Be a Privilege. The South Carolina district in which this teacher lives and teaches offers school options across district elementary schools, magnet schools, and a charter school.
He states: “My daughters attend one of these magnets, a school that utilizes inquiry-based learning models. My wife and I carefully considered the choice to send our daughters to this school, as they are zoned to attend an incredible elementary school with exceptional administrators and staff. As a result, our decision on where to send our daughters wasn’t a rejection of one school; it was an opportunity to embrace a school structure and approach that we, as parents, felt best fit the educational needs and learning styles of our children.”
I thought this was a very nice way of stating it and wanted to share.
From his district’s website describing their Choice Program: “Richland School District Two students are assigned to schools based on their residential address, they may apply to a magnet school or another school within the district through the Choice program. This program offers parents and students residing in Richland District Two the opportunity to request permission to attend a school other than their residentially assigned school.”
This is a great model.
He states: “My daughters attend one of these magnets, a school that utilizes inquiry-based learning models. My wife and I carefully considered the choice to send our daughters to this school, as they are zoned to attend an incredible elementary school with exceptional administrators and staff. As a result, our decision on where to send our daughters wasn’t a rejection of one school; it was an opportunity to embrace a school structure and approach that we, as parents, felt best fit the educational needs and learning styles of our children.”
I thought this was a very nice way of stating it and wanted to share.
From his district’s website describing their Choice Program: “Richland School District Two students are assigned to schools based on their residential address, they may apply to a magnet school or another school within the district through the Choice program. This program offers parents and students residing in Richland District Two the opportunity to request permission to attend a school other than their residentially assigned school.”
This is a great model.