If you could, would you? And, if not, why not?

My series of quotes from The Game of School resonated with a lot of readers. A number of folks felt that the beliefs and concerns that Robert Fried articulated about […]

February 16, 2011

My series of quotes from The Game of School resonated with a lot of readers. A number of folks felt that the beliefs and concerns that Robert Fried articulated about public schools were applicable to their own, children’s, or grandchildren’s experiences. So here are two questions for you…

If you had the opportunity to place your kid(s) in some kind of non-traditional school setting (home school, magnet school, cyber school, etc.), would you?

And, if not, what draws you to your public school(s)?

Scott McLeod

Associate Professor of Educational Administration, Iowa State University

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