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Having worked several years in a large public high
school(though not as a teacher), my impression of the
problems of public education is that they have little to do
with teachers. Most teachers I met were gifted, creative
individuals and I would have loved to have been in their
classes years ago when I was a teenager. They are doing
their best to teach a population that has many distractions.
Also, in today's litigious society, teachers are relatively
powerless to combat disruptions in their classrooms and
personal accountability for student behavior is an
increasingly rare thing. Rather, the teachers become the
scapegoat for anything and everything negative that happens
in their classrooms. They often have little administrative
or parental back-up for decisions that would benefit their
teaching environment. This must be very disheartening for
teachers and burnout and poor morale seems to be on the
rise, probably ...See More
Ellen /blockquote>

Wow, you really got the experience of a public school teacher
right...I am one and everything you said was right on the
money...most of our teachers are creative and work very
hard...but the distractions for the kids are many....still I
don't blame anyone who chooses to homeschool at all..it could
be a good d...See More
Jul 16, 2005
Guy /blockquote>

I am a homeschooling Dad and I never slam P.S. teachers.
You folk do too much for too little pay. Please read , as
soon as the moderator approves it, my posting on why my wife
and I chose to homeschool.

Guy

On 7/13/05, carr wrote:
> Having worked several years in a large public high
...See More
Nov 10, 2005


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