Best Place to Get Educated
Getting an education at school is one of the most important steps that a child can have to be successful in future. When it comes to going to school, parents are the ones responsible for making the decision of choosing what is best for their children. Going to school, children will receive many benefits for their future successes. However, in the article “Class Dismissed”, Burman discusses the ideas that parents let their children learn better when they want to learn and are self-motivated, through unschooling. She points out one of the advantages of this idea is, it doesn't require unschoolers to follow the curriculum that traditionally educated children to learn. However, let them pursues what they are interested …show more content…
Many children, preschool, is their first experience in learning how to follow instructions. Hays notes that "Children who went to preschool already knew how to get along with others, and came prepared with more language skills and a broader knowledge base."(qtd.in Mann). Many pre-school children when they are experiencing and discovering that they are more capable of doing small tasks for themselves; such as putting back the puzzle pieces into the box, throw away trash after they are finished with their snacks. Therefore, as they are capable learning new materials, they will start to write their name than just scribbling. Kids will learn to recognize, saying the alphabet and counting numbers. Preschool helps the children builds confidence as they are experiencing in learning in a classroom and prepare them to go to …show more content…
His survey responds that “The reported benefits of unschooling were numerous; they included improved learning, better attitudes about learning, and improved psychological and social well-being for the children; and increased closeness, harmony, and freedom for the whole family”(qtd.in Vangelova). Furthermore, parents favor more toward unschooling because they let their kids choose what, how and when they want to learn something. With no limits put on learning, unschoolers can follow their learning desires, and there will not be any limit to the depth of learning experienced. However, I believe the importance of attending school is the key, where our children will learn valuable knowledge and skills that will help them become successful in the future. Although, there is some an advantage of unschooling, at the same time there is some disadvantage as well. For example, parents who are unschooled their children may be shielding their children from the realities of the world, from socializing and interacts with others children from different gender, culture, and background, which came mostly from the lack of unschooling. Therefore, a child has must be educated in a school for them to getting the opportunities and reach their full potential of succeeding in