thomas on Nostr: I changed my profession 4 years ago for becoming primary school teacher in ...

I changed my profession 4 years ago for becoming primary school teacher in Switzerland. Childcare is -depending on the area- a very big part. One other big part is that society (and many parents) intend to force their beliefs on the young generation. To bring this little humans aligned with the logic of the old. Quite forceful. It has been surprising and to some degree shocking what I saw. My key lessons so far (for Switzerland): 1. Private schools are not necessarily better, because it's often filled with rich kids from dysfunctional families who don't come for the pedagogical concept, but because of helplessness. 2. If you send your child to public school, then go as far away from cities into functional little villages, where you have lots of healthy, grounded farmers children (they are often outside, conservative parents -> low rate of divorces). The less children with difficult behaviour, the better everything. There the teachers are less caretakers but can actually do cool projects and teach. 3. If you yourself and your child is truly curios and loves to learn, then consider homeschooling. Read the wonderful, mind-blowing book of the 12 year old homeschooler "Don't tell me I can't". 4. And if you believe that education has to be on the pillar of choice and freedom (like me) then have a look at radically free, democratic schools (often with Montessori elements) like Sudbury Valley School.