[mysterio]

If the FR government teachers posting on this board are intelligent, and on average teachers aren't too bright, there must be some very stupid teachers on the lower end of that bell curve. I hope your kid doesn't have one.

Most likely your kid does and doesn't. Just like any profession, there are good and bad teachers. In my experience, I have encountered a lot more good ones than bad ones. My parents have dedicated their lives to educating kids. I find the "worst schools in the world" to be complete and utter BS vomited on us by a sensationalist media that survives by selling fear.

[Wonder Warthog]

"I find the "worst schools in the world" to be complete and utter BS vomited on us by a sensationalist media that survives by selling fear."

Unfortunately, the statistics prove you wrong. American children are less well educated than almost everywhere in the "developed" world, and many places in the "developing" world. SURELY you have seen the results of standardized tests for math and science given to groups in different countries???

"My parents have dedicated their lives to educating kids."

All my female forebears for three generations back taught school. I thought about it, and had actually intended to major in chemistry and minor in education--imagine my surprise when I found out that it was impossible to do so--you had to major in education to be allowed to take education classes (at a major state public college). So, the ed biz lost out, and I became a chemist and instrument designer instead.

[metmom]

Actually, if the teachers are, in fact, at the lower end of the spectrum in general, that means that all those parents who homeschool their kids, who are not teaching majors, are actually better qualified to teach their own children than your average public school teacher.

[CottonBall]

I find the "worst schools in the world" to be complete and utter BS vomited on us by a sensationalist media that survives by selling fear.

Actually, the MSM pretty much protects our schools by not printing the low test scores and international comparisons very often. If you're happy that we've consistently come in near last on every International Math and Science Study (try TIMSS.com for the data) since 1985, I guess your standards match those in charge of our education system.