Junior News J
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SCHOOL VS
HOMESCHOOLING B by Morgan Geller
would rather be homeschooled. And yet what the social aspects and the responsibility of actually going to class has taught me, definitely make school worth the issues it may cause. It has certainly made me a more de- termined rider. My school schedule continually
question about which I would rather be doing. As a junior at Chadwick School, finding time to ride in my schedule is not easy and balancing homework into the equation compli- cates it even more. Whether I am at a show or simply spending time with my horses, even then school work is always involved in planning just how much time I can ride. There are often times I think I
alancing school and riding is always a daunting task, especially when there is no
my sister and I care for our pony Cin- namon and horse Sprite. When it comes to my horse show
schedule, that also revolves around school. In scheduling shows I always have to know there are no major tests or finals that conflict. Important shows require having to miss school, and make up homework and tests. For those times, having a good rela- tionship with my teachers helps this process. I communicate with them and discuss my schedule ahead of time so we can work together, they really don’t like surprises. But in turn, they understand my determination to succeed in the riding ring as well as school, and in return have been flex- ible with my test schedule. Getting school work done at horse-
dictates the days I can ride, and the horseshows I attend. During the week it is always nice to relax at the barn with my horse Fabricio after a stressful day at school. However, because riding every day is impor- tant to me and my training with Peter Lombardo and Katie Gardner always weighs in, I have learned to be very productive and make the best use of my time. At times school work is heavy, and there are not enough hours in the day to make my one hour com- mute to Frontier Farms, I will instead go to a local barn near school where
shows sounds easy but is not as easy as one would think. At shows I want to spend as much time at the show ring riding and watching, it’s inter- esting and certainly more fun than schoolwork. As a result, sometimes it has been difficult for me to re- move myself from the show to catch up with my books, but I understand I have no choice if I want to suc- ceed at both; I must be productive at shows if I want to get good grades at school. While I may have to compromise
my riding time in exchange for ac- tually going to school, I do not re- gret my decision. I believe one can
be successful in the riding ring even with a difficult workload at school if you find the right balance. I have learned to negotiate with
teachers and be responsible at times when I would rather not be. The so- cial aspects of school have prepared me to deal with many different types of people. I’m sure many can relate to me in my frustration to find a bal- ance and succeed, yet in the long run the lessons learned are invaluable.
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