BabyOhm

I often tell people when the discussion comes up as to where my son will go to school (as if most people have that figured out at 11 months old) that he will not go to public school. I am then usually bombarded with how the schools in their neighborhood have high test scores or that their particular school is amazing. While I have no doubt these claims are accurate, they do not impress me.

I do not see public school as the devil. It definitely serves a purpose and for many children it is a safety net. It was for me. My public school teachers were the reasons I survived my childhood and one of them in particular still serves the role of a mother for me.

So why no public school for my child? Oh, where to begin...

Ever since an electrical short caused our car radio to die, I have not listened to as much NPR as I used to.  So, thank you to my mother-in-law for turning me on to a recent piece of interest.  Sandra Tsing Loh