Educational Issue: Alternative Schools

I loved this presentation and definitely learned a lot about alternative schools that I didn’t know prior to coming into class today. My only real knowledge of alternative schools before I came into class today was a brief knowledge of a couple of the different kinds of alternative schools. I didn’t know exactly how diverse the options of alternative schools were, so that was really cool to learn about. For example, I didn’t know that there were specific schools designed for students who might have mental illnesses or struggle with addiction where they get to meet with therapists, and I thought that was really cool. I also had never really thought about how homeschooling was an alternative “school”, same goes for schools that are on military bases for students who have parents in the service.

My favorite part of this presentation was probably the buzzfeed quiz, one because it was fun and the questions were entertaining, but also because, I had never really thought about what kind of alternative school I should teach at. I had thought about alternative schools that I would have liked to attend as a student, but not teach at as a teacher. It was an interesting thing to think about and it definitely is something that I might look into when looking for a job. I also really enjoyed creating an alternative school for a specific student, and that is something that would be cool to do with your own students, to try and bring some of those elements into a public education classroom.