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I was kind of curious as to how teachers who know how
charters work really feel about them. I have heard the
criticism that they are a drain from the other public
schools. I would think that public school teachers would
like charter schools. I say that since at my child's school
the teachers have the freedom to create their own
curriculums to teach. I would think that professionals
would like that kind of freedom.]

I teach at a private school that offers kindergarten. I
can easily meet the benchmarks with my students for the
state standards but we go about the curriculum in a very
developmentally appropriate way. I just do not have all
those restrictions put on by administrators and I would
think the charter school teachers have that same. I feel
respected for my intelligence and expertise. Isn't that
something all teachers would want instead of having to
teach to a canned curriculum?

Maybe I am opening up a can of worms here, but I am just
having a problem understanding why teachers would not want
the freedom to teach in the way that they feel is right for
their students.  

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