As a homeschooler I never experienced a feeling of entrapment when it came to my schooling. I had a set amount of work which I had to complete each day and my personal goal was to understand and complete my lessons as quickly as possible so I could go outside and play. I was never forced to sit still in a classroom listening to teachers lecture for half the day. Even during my high school years if I started school by eight am and worked diligently I would be done by noon and if the weather permitted I did my work outside. “Plenty of people throughout the world today find a way educate themselves without resorting to a system of compulsory secondary schools that all too often resemble prisons.” (Gatto p. 273) Although I may be bias, in my opinion homeschooling is an amazing alternative to traditional school. Perhaps if schools would put to
As a homeschooler I never experienced a feeling of entrapment when it came to my schooling. I had a set amount of work which I had to complete each day and my personal goal was to understand and complete my lessons as quickly as possible so I could go outside and play. I was never forced to sit still in a classroom listening to teachers lecture for half the day. Even during my high school years if I started school by eight am and worked diligently I would be done by noon and if the weather permitted I did my work outside. “Plenty of people throughout the world today find a way educate themselves without resorting to a system of compulsory secondary schools that all too often resemble prisons.” (Gatto p. 273) Although I may be bias, in my opinion homeschooling is an amazing alternative to traditional school. Perhaps if schools would put to