I had my youngest child in a rigorous classical school and agree with you that they can be inflexible. Having differences in processing and learning styles shouldn't be a barrier to attending a classical school, but leadership in these settings think they can just "will" kids to a certain level of performance. I definitely understand wha…
I had my youngest child in a rigorous classical school and agree with you that they can be inflexible. Having differences in processing and learning styles shouldn't be a barrier to attending a classical school, but leadership in these settings think they can just "will" kids to a certain level of performance. I definitely understand what you are saying. I would ask to speak to someone at Hillsdale regarding your specific concerns. I do know that they have many homeschool students at Hillsdale.
Maybe we had our kids in the same school, lol. Because yes, exactly, they thought they could just “will” the kids to do what was needed. Habit formation, and all that.
Strangely, they did have lots of kids with learning disabilities. A friend whose kids are dyslexic said somehow they ended up with passing grades in spelling, despite failing every single spelling test. 🤔🧐. So obviously they somehow “accommodated,” although that kind of accommodation isn’t helpful either.
I had my youngest child in a rigorous classical school and agree with you that they can be inflexible. Having differences in processing and learning styles shouldn't be a barrier to attending a classical school, but leadership in these settings think they can just "will" kids to a certain level of performance. I definitely understand what you are saying. I would ask to speak to someone at Hillsdale regarding your specific concerns. I do know that they have many homeschool students at Hillsdale.
Maybe we had our kids in the same school, lol. Because yes, exactly, they thought they could just “will” the kids to do what was needed. Habit formation, and all that.
Strangely, they did have lots of kids with learning disabilities. A friend whose kids are dyslexic said somehow they ended up with passing grades in spelling, despite failing every single spelling test. 🤔🧐. So obviously they somehow “accommodated,” although that kind of accommodation isn’t helpful either.