Free Schools

By Lupita

If I had the opportunity to go to a "free school" I would not like to attend there. It would definitely be an interesting experience to go to a school where you do not have to do what you are told but that would get old and you wouldn't learn.
The idea of this school is very different and many kids would jump at the chance to go to a "free school". However just like there are people who really like this idea there are also people who disagree. One reason someone might disagree would be that their child isn't learning during the day like they are suppose to be.

I would probably do my work during the afternoon if I attended a "free school". I would choose not to do my work in the morning because it would be early and it wouldn't be a good time for me. It would be nice if the more important classes were in the afternoon like math science and English. For the beginning of the day I would have classes like Spanish, music, art if we had art and P.E. This might motivate kids to have more energy toward their classes if they choose to do their work.

I don't think I am very self motivated because it takes me a long to get to work unless it is a topic that I really like. If I have a class like math that I have homework in it will take me a while to sit down and actually do my work. However when I actually get busy and do my work it is easy and it doesn't take me very long to finish my assignment. Not only that but I get distracted very easily and then I totally forget about the work I'm supposed to be doing. If I really want to do an assignment it isn't very hard I can do it but it takes some time.

I agree that "the flipside of freedom is responsibility because it's true. When someone give you freedom you do what you think is best because you don't want to mess up and lose the freedom you have. So when you don't have freedom you feel like why does it matter and don't do what you are told. For some people having freedom is a good thing and for others it's not a good thing. There are certain people who can't handle freedom because then they don't know what to do. Those people might feel lost and confused with more freedom.

 

Schools should have structure but they school also have some freedom for the students. Learning is really important for kids to learn but learning doesn't have to be so boring all the times. It might be hard for teachers to think of creative was to do certain activities. If teachers made certain activates more fun students might work harder on their work and take things more serious. Since almost all activities are done by one person and usually with pen and paper kids get bored. For example if the teacher where to let their students work in groups and different things the kids might act better.