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Where should I send my kid to school?

7 Comments / April 19, 2011

I first asked this question 3 years ago. I found that people very passionately defend where they have their kids. I know some people who feel public school is the only way, other homeschool and still others Christian education. One thing I found found very interesting is that often times parents want to protect their […]

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7 responses to “Where should I send my kid to school?”

Cindy Metcalf

April 19, 2011

I have learned at least this: take it one kid one year at a time.
I also know that God will give you wisdom as you ask for His best.
I think the reason we are called parents is that we are
free to make this decision for our kiddos.
Our own comfort level must be considered as we make this decision.
How about focusing on what is best… for our
own family and not compare too much with our friend’s
decisions?
Great post Sam!

samluce

April 19, 2011

Thanks Cindy! Great advice love it. We do the same thing. Each kid and each year is different.

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Henry Zonio

April 19, 2011

I'm with Cindy. You have to take it one step at a time 🙂 I think that we, as parents, get too freaked out about this. While the school your child attends and what kind of schooling is important, what is FAR more important is parental involvement with your kids and what they are doing. It's not even necessarily involvement in the school… if a parent is engaging their child, has taught them how to be responsible and passed on a love of learning and has their child's back, then a child has the deck stacked in their favor.

Sam, I think we could compare notes about schooling experiences 🙂 I, too, went to private school, public school, and a small private school which was almost like being homeschooled 🙂

As a children's ministry leader, what I've done to help parents as they sort through all of this was to approach it from a coaching perspective. I did my best to empower the parent and encourage them as they thought through their options. I tried to keep the ball in their court and help them to consider all options as objectively as possible. Of course all of this flowed out of a relationship of trust that had already been established with the parents.

I look forward to reading the rest of this series.

samluce

April 19, 2011

Good stuff Henry. I think I went to that same christian school. I agree it's in the parents court just trying to come up with some thought provoking posts for parents to help firm up their decision. I appreciate your input.

Heather Ramsdell

April 19, 2011

We currently homeschool and send two to public school and as of today have no clue who is doing what next year. But I do know that have their benefits and both their downfalls. So I look forward to future posts as I always try to encourage others that bottom line our children's education is our responcibility no matter what you choose.

Jen Galley

March 27, 2013

Hey Sam-
This is good stuff. We’ve done public school, public school at home (K12) and are now traditionally homeschooling. One thing the Lord has really shown me is that the decisions that we make regarding educating our kids should be based on vision- not fear.

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts…

samluce

March 28, 2013

Jen here are the other posts.

http://samluce.com/2011/04/4-reasons-not-to-homeschool-your-kids/
http://samluce.com/2011/04/4-reasons-to-homeschool-your-kids/

http://samluce.com/2011/04/4-reasons-i-would-send-my-kid-to-christian-school/
http://samluce.com/2011/04/4-resons-not-to-send-your-kids-to-christian-school/

http://samluce.com/2011/04/4-reasons-not-to-send-your-kids-to-public-school/
http://samluce.com/2011/04/5-reasons-to-send-your-kids-to-public-school/

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