To nature, anthroposophical or democratic: where will my daughter study? | Israel today

Since she learns English from YouTube and in the math she claims that counting to 20 is really enough for her, we are left with all the other requirements that can be expected from an educational framework: education in values, acquiring social abilities and life skills, and nurturing the natural instinct of curiosity.

After all, you said excellence - you said the Israeli education system.

Sitting in the most expensive city in the world, we are a legitimate target for declines in almost every area, but say what you will, there are options here.

Regarding the educational plans of Avi Maoz and Orit Struck for the children of Israel, I am not so worried.

It seems that every time someone mutters the words "family values", Ron Huldai appears, wrapped in the community flag and holding sacks of money from parking tickets (thanks to Ron and thanks to those who park illegally). Among a multitude of frames a wide range of shades and concepts.

Here is a partial list.

The Nature School - from the website: "Our students learn in different and diverse learning environments - starting from the classrooms, the science laboratories, the library, the educational greenhouse, the zoological space, the orchard, the botanical garden and ending with a rich variety of educational tours."

On the face of it, sounds great.

One can almost forget that a hundred meters away is the Abu Kabir Pathology Institute.

Advantages: staying in the fresh air and not in a crowded classroom, living in the city but growing up in nature.

Disadvantages: I'm not sure how it will work given that the girl is afraid of ants.

The Anthroposophical School - from Wikipedia: "The approach sees the child as a developing entity, and childhood as a significant and valuable time period in itself. Childhood is seen as a period of maturation, of inner growth and of the gradual development of skills, qualities and understandings."

Well, I didn't understand, but I know from other mothers who play with sticks and thank for things.

I have no problem with sticks, and I certainly thank whoever spends six hours with my daughter every day.

Advantages: calmness, personal space, quiet contemplation (she is currently in quiet contemplation in the fourth episode in a row of "She-Ra, Princess of Power").

Disadvantages: If you talk in whispers all day, you can only assume that she will come home every day and start screaming.

The Democratic Open School - from the website: "The school has set as its highest value the principle of individual freedom and the freedom of others: every child is a unique individual and a unique person.

He has his own personality and his own special rate of development and growth.

Therefore, we will respect the child as a whole person and value him as an individual.

I really appreciate my girl as a whole person and as an individual;

She values ​​me as a kind of piece of furniture.

Advantages: The girl will learn what she likes and how she likes.

Disadvantages: The girl will surely grow up to be a performance artist.

The School of the Arts - from Wikipedia: "The majors in which the students expand their studies at the school are cinema, dance, visual and digital art, theater and music. Active artists teach the majors.

I wandered a bit on the school's Facebook page: the 9th graders had just staged a play by Hanoch Levin, and the 5th graders had created beautiful collages of birds.

At our school they danced the popcorn dance and smeared each other with plastic glue.

Advantages: already at the age of one year and nine months, the girl invented her first song, and it went like this: "Ya ya, yo yo, agalulu".

Believe me, it's better than many of the songs that come out on the radio today.

The girl is an artist, that's clear.

Cons: My love, mom and dad are artists themselves and they won't be able to finance you forever.

The bilingual school - from the website: "Bilingual education in Jaffa was born from the dream and initiative of a group of parents, Jews and Arabs, in Jaffa and south Tel Aviv, who wanted their children to learn in a common framework and in a multicultural, egalitarian and respectful environment. The concept behind their desire was simple: If you live together every day, live together and meet in the public space in Jaffa, there is no reason for education to be separate."

In six months the girl will finish her last year at the bilingual kindergarten in Jaffa.

This is the most requested kindergarten in Jaffa, and my daughter plays every day with Sajida, Tamara, Jodi, Arad, Nai and Mira.

A boy named Ahmed bullies everyone in an equal, respectful and multicultural way.

Pros: It will piss off my mom.

Disadvantages: I'm going to be crucified with talkbacks.

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