We’re academic oriented American parents, so our instinct is to encourage academic success.
Honestly, the Dutch schools just feel less bureaucratic? I think that plays a big role, too. In American schools, kids feel like a car on an assembly line. Any exceptions or personalization along the way are treated with lota of paperwork and suspicion. The Dutch schools seem to treat kids like… kids? Human beings with individual character. It’s refreshing.
We’re academic oriented American parents, so our instinct is to encourage academic success.
Honestly, the Dutch schools just feel less bureaucratic? I think that plays a big role, too. In American schools, kids feel like a car on an assembly line. Any exceptions or personalization along the way are treated with lota of paperwork and suspicion. The Dutch schools seem to treat kids like… kids? Human beings with individual character. It’s refreshing.