[goodwithagun]

i m a innur sity publik scewl teechur. I have been battling with myself for some time now. Am I wrong for continuing to teach in the public sector, since many issues occurring in education go against my conservative beliefs? I like to think that the my students need me because I present them with the truth and encourage them to investigate instead of taking all information at face value. For example, my American lit students investigated whether or not Franklin and Jefferson were deists as the text book claimed. What to do, what to do.
I now plan on homeschooling my son. After reading The Well Trained Mind, I decided it had to be done. The authors just put it out there. Progressivism has destroyed public education. Instead of sticking with classical methods that have been successful for centuries, John Dewey came along and encouraged socialist concepts including the idea that education must be meaningful. Unfortunately, if students never memorize the basics they can't continue on with larger concepts, meaningful or not.

[GenXteacher]

“Am I wrong for continuing to teach in the public sector, since many issues occurring in education go against my conservative beliefs?”

Absolutely not. A conservative country requires conservative institutions, and that means conservative educators are needed- public or private. Abandoning an entire profession to liberals is the same as throwing down your arms and fleeing the field.