After avoiding public school for my son for many years, he is now demanding to attend high school in a ‘real’ school – – as if home schooling is not real!
I certainly will not oppose this, because it is his decision to experience it, but I am allowed to feel reluctant that this is the right course to go.
After seeing the following TED talk by a public school teacher my reluctance has diminished and made way for the feeling that you can actually find good teachers anywhere…