A very controversial issue in figure skating is the issue of school. As figure skating training schedules increase, figure skaters find it very difficult to attend school and sometimes must decide to not attend a physical brick and mortar school at all. Should figure skaters consider homeschooling, distance education, or an internet based virtual education?
What are the disadvantages if a figure skater decides to not attend a physical school? What adaptions have school districts made for figure skaters and their training? What options are available via the internet for education? Should skaters consider homeschooling? Why or why not?
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Keeping balance in a figure skater's life is necessary, so many parents of serious figure skaters consider even looking for alternative school options for figure skaters as wrong.
However, public education has changed. Online and virtual public education is available. Also, there are private schools that make special arrangements for figure skaters.
Many figure skating families do not feel that their children's education is compromised at all by not attending a traditional brick and mortar school.
Sometimes these alternatives are better than traditional methods of education.
What's at Stake?
Many people believe that if a figure skater trades a basic traditional education for figure skating, that he or she may not be well-rounded and will be unable to function in life.
Parents of figure skaters not only want their children to excel at figure skating, but also at life. Many families draw the line when it comes to making compromises when it comes to their children's education.
It is very difficult to train at figure skating before or after a full traditional school day, so figure skating families much of the time must consider alternatives in education. Somtimes it is impossible to get enough hours of training in for figure skating without at least considering and trying these alternatives.
