I was terrified to send my child to kindergarten at age 4.  (TODAY Parents)

I even spoke with education expert Alina Adams to understand our options. “What are your goals?” she asked, and when I heard her question through our Zoom chat, I froze. I didn’t really have goals. Did I? I looked at my husband. “Do we have goals?” We conferred on mute and then returned to answer.

“We just want our daughter to be happy and confident and get a good education.” 

She probed deeper. “What do you mean by good?” she asked. “Some parents aim for Ivy League admissions or view school as merely supplemental, relying on outside tutoring for a ‘real’ education, given the shortcomings of the U.S. education system.” It was … a lot. To this day, I still struggle to define “good,” and sometimes I question why I don’t have a clearer picture of what my child’s educational goals should be.

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