Hi all, I'm a regular lurker on here:) Bit stumped today as my eldest daughter aged 9 who has never been to school has been reading lots of books where school is part of the storyline recently. This has made her ask if she can go to school for a day to see what its like & thereby form her own opinion on it.
I have always said she could try it if she wanted. Now she is asking I feel in a bit of a predicament. We have three local schools with spaces. The nearest where her friends goes is in special measures, the other two are absolutely huge, 600 plus pupils but latest Ofsteds are good. I don't feel good about any of them though.
My DD says she only wants to try it, like an experiment. I get that but lets suppose she likes it and wants to give it a proper go. That's all well and good but I am still in charge of her learning and still responsible. I have actually looked around 2 of these 3 schools a while back with my friend and I didn't really get a good vibe about the big 600 pupil school, and thought the other one was ok but its now in special measures.
I don't know what to do. I can't go far out of catchment because I will still have my other daughter at home and don't think its fair to her to be driving all over the country at drop off and pick up times.
The other thing is my eldest DD is so happy, has brilliant HE friends and the self-directed project work she does is fantastic. I really think HE is a better opportunity.
WWYD? I have raised my girls to have curious minds so I totally understand why she wants to try school. Its an itch she needs to scratch, but how can I possibly send her to a school I just don't believe in?
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Eldest daughter asking to try school
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T25daisy · 04/11/2014 17:15
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