To Charter or to Suburbia, That is the Question
I want to clarify that going to a private school doesn't make you rich. A lot of charter schools and private schools run off of scholarship or lottery. But, to be honest, my mom and I weren't exactly middle class when I was a kid. We got by well enough and I never went hungry, but we did happen to live in a place where we needed an exterminator once a month and neither of us EVER went out at night. It wasn't until I was reunited with my dad that things started to get better for us fiscally.
Thus, private school was always an enigma.
After talking to said teachers and principals from these different types of schools, I've been successfully enticed. I think that their curriculum is sometimes more successful because they think outside the box. Often times there is more flexibility within the classroom, or they have a proven method that prepares their 7th graders to successfully read Twelfth Night with a high capacity for comprehension (true story). I think that it's a beautiful way to run a school.
Do I have experience in these schools? Goodness no, but you know what? I'm willing to try it and see what happens.
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