Shocks and Horrors

I just started high school, which means I'm a lowly freshman. I keep walking through the halls, expecting some senior to just crush me with his (or her?) backpack. But the thing is, this is the first time I've ever been in a public school. Now before you get all judgy, let me just explain:

I am not a snob. I am not a hippie, I am not a preppie, and I don't have an iPad. What I am is the child of two teachers. Two teachers who happen to have less faith in the public school system than most. (Because honestly, who actually has complete faith in the public school system?) Because of this lack of faith, they wanted to train to become Montessori teachers.

Haven't heard of Montessori?

Shocker. 

I'm not going to try and explain the complete methodology of Maria Montessori, the woman who invented (and clearly named) the Montessori philosophy, but basically the point is to teach kids how to be learners rather than teach them lessons in math or science. Of course, I'm not an idiot. I have been taught, ever since I was two, about math and science and history and geography and English and Spanish, but I've been taught these things slightly differently than most.We don't sit at desks, and we don't have a bell that rings every time we need to switch classrooms. We have one central classroom, and 2-3 main teachers that teach us everything we need to know. Occasionally, we will step outside our classroom to go to specials like physical education, music and art.

That doesn't mean we have a pool on the roof or anything.

But the point is, my parents are Montessori teachers who teach at the same Montessori school (though they are no longer married) and because of that, they get a discount on tuition if they want to send their kids. So you can guess where I've been going to school since I was two.


Yes, I went to a private school. Yes, I've never sat at a desk before now. Yes, my teachers did know how to teach a lesson past a powerpoint presentation. But it's not like the private schools you hear about in storybooks (do you hear about private schools in storybooks...?). We don't have a game room, or a cafeteria that serves us homemade meals 5 times a day. I didn't get special treatment just because I payed tuition and I actually do have a life.

In fact, I think because I went to Montessori school, I have an edge over my peers at high school academically. But, needless to say, there are some disadvantages. 

Such as, I'm used to trusting adults that know when to let you off the hook. Here, if you miss a question, it's a big, FAT, ZERO. 

And I'm also not quite used to this "being bored at school" thing. I have never been less engaged for a longer period of time.

But, I guess the moral of the story is...

There is no moral.

And I don't know how to end this post.

-K