School is not just a place to learn how to read and write. It's also where we socialize, compete, and experience life outside our homes and families. That is why traditional school is my preference for what kind of school my child should go through.
I'd rather send my child to an open school where courses offered are chosen by the government, who, based on the economic, industrial, and intellectual landscape of the country, pick relevant courses for students to not just learn but also learn how to survive and thrive in the system they will eventually inherit.
Traditional schools are a challenging medium for students to study harder. When a child learns in an isolated environment from other children, constantly being the only one cheered by his tutor for a work that sometimes may be average, he would feel he knows it all and would have little or no interest in studying hard.
Traditional school, unlike homeschooling, is time sufficient and time valued. They ensure to have at least two teachers for a course/subject just so if one happens to be engaged, the other would fill in the vacancy. Thus, students are not behind their curriculum.
Like I said, school is a place to not just learn how to read and write but also to socialize, and traditional school is an ideal of such—it connects people.
I needed help during my aptitude test. I registered at an institution far from my home. When the time to write my exams approached, I was anxious as to where I would stay and how I would navigate my way around a strange state. But then, remembering I had a classmate who resided there, I contacted her, and to my surprise, she and her mother were pleased to host me.
Why this story? Had I not attended an open school and connected with people, including this friend who helped me wholeheartedly, I wonder what my fate would have been.
Additionally, traditional schools have produced outspoken students who display no timidity whatsoever when made to present in a crowd.
Conclusively, traditional schools help students in various ways— example;through competition and socialization, to see a glimpse of what the outside world is like.