A Student's Essay on Our Hybrid Model

Recently Mrs. Turner, one of our high school English teachers, shared a student's essay with me.  He chose to write about the benefits of attending a 'hybrid' school such as Trinity Prep. (We are the founders of the College-Style School^TM model.)

I was blessed to read this student's unsolicited praise for the solution that a CSS provides.  He has attended full-time schools and as been a full-time homeschooler, and he identifies the advantage of our model which combines the best of both worlds.  Read on for this student's thoughtful testimonial!

"English Student"

Mrs. Turner

English 1 9th grade

1-17-19

The Schooling of the People

What is the best way to school your child? With so many schooling options now, there are many ways you can go about schooling. You can go to public school, private school, online school, or homeschool, and get close to the same education at each. Although all these are options, it really comes down to one major choice: publicly schooling, or homeschooling.

When public schooling, you have more time in school to learn, spend time with friends, and have community with other people. You can fully dedicate yourself to school, as you spend fifty percent of your day at school. Although public schooling is great in this way, homeschooling is better. Because you do not sit through monotonous classes, you can speed right through your homework at your own pace. If you finish the school semester early, you can start on the next semester. There are good things about both options, so which one is better?

Spending time with the people you love is essential to a happy life. In public schooling, you are surrounded by people who are your friends, so why are most public schoolers complaining? For one, there is much wasted time at public school. You cannot spend more time on the things you love, because you are busy completing tomorrow’s assignments. Most homework from public school is busy work, which is just assignments made to take up your time. For some individuals, they enjoy the extra challenge, but for most others it wastes their time. They could be playing sports, learning how to play an instrument, and changing the world for the better. But instead they are stuck in the constant monotony.

Public schooling enables people to make more friends, but prohibits them from doing what they love. Homeschooling is the exact opposite. A homeschooler’s schedule enables them to pursue what they want to, unlike a public schooler's. They are able to complete school early, and get into a good college. They are able to get a full-time job earlier, due to the advantages of less school time. But, although there are many upsides to homeschooling, there is no community. Instead of being in a classroom, you are studying by yourself. Unless you attend church or sports, you have no friends. Although there are many upsides to homeschooling, there is still this empty hole. Many are still figuring out how to fill the gap of no friends. But there is a way.

There are people who have created another option. They combined homeschooling and private schooling into one solution. The student attends two days a week, and completes homework the other three. Their study time is minimal, as they can complete the homework long before others. They are getting the community of school, with the extra time homeschooling offers.

This option is greatly desired by many, but there is not enough of this option to go around. Only a few of these special schools exist, and only a limited amount of people are admitted per year. Although the good thing is, many of these schools are opening per year, which enables more people to join. Both public school and homeschooling are great options, but this new hybrid homeschooling is better. You have teachers that grade your work, students that are friends, and a social life outside the house. You have more free time to pursue greater potentials in your life, while still attending a school.

Thank you for joining me for another Trinity Prep Talk!

Leslie Kent

School Director