[Temple Owl]

I had 11 years of education in, until recently, a "recognized" school district in Texas. That was plenty for me.

There are lots of really good affordable private schools which are able to instill enthusiam and learning into their students. If you had attended one of them, chances are good you'd be going for a doctorate in education.

[sparkydragon]

Doubtful. Doctorates in education are usually aimed at aspiring administrators. If I hadn't been so disillusioned by what I heard about bureaucratic nonsense from the few good teachers I had, I'd have been a rank-and-file teacher. I like kids and I want to teach, but I'm not prepared to put up with what it takes nowadays. I'd rather homeschool and know for certain I made a difference in someone's education then get fired for trying to impart knowledge rather than political correctness or a private school's particular agenda.