[dk/coro]

I suspect you are being a bit reserved in your comments.

From what I have seen of the caliber of California teachers, I would NEVER send my grandchildren to a California Public School -- including those in Coronado or La Jolla. ($$)

Most of the teachers I am aware of could not find their cars in a parking lot without conducting a square search.

[Dog Gone]

Let me put it this way. My sister-in-law is trying to figure out what to do. Her two boys are approaching school age, and she doesn't want them to have to attend their neighborhood school which is where she teaches.

This is not an inner city school.

[USISRIGHT]

Give me a profile of what you consider the typical California teacher just so you can read further in print how ridiculous you are with your generalizations.

[leanoray]

I would like to know your qualifications to judge a good teacher?

If by chance your child takes physics or calculus, are you qualified to evaluate my degrees awarded, the prestige of the universities I attended, or my content knowledge.

Have you read my master's thesis on plant canopy thermodynamics? Have you evaluated my Ph.D. work? Have you observed my laboratory work with my students? Would you even know what you were doing?

I suggest your comment is a bit extreme and almost redneck in its tone. I caution you because it can prejudice your grandchildren against the rigors of education: If it is hard, it is the teacher's fault.

If your children fail to get a solid education their incomes will suffer.