[Oberon]

Now, ICBI, take it easy on the meandog. He takes great comfort from believing that, because of his extended study of education theory, he's got a special expertise that the rest of us can't approach.

And maybe he does. If his belief makes him feel better, why attempt to disabuse him of it?

Robert Heinlein is famously quoted on the topic of teaching a pig to sing...but to my way of thinking, that task doesn't hold a candle to changing a Ph.D.'s mind.

[meandog]

See post #257

[visualops]

He shouldn't brag too much on his "professional teachers"; the school he works at has only 79% of students at math grade level and 75% of students at English grade level. And as a rural Indiana school, they can't fall back on race issues or urban poverty/neglect for an excuse.

[JenB]

You'll be amused by this thread Love. Amazing that our 'well-meaning amateur' parents did as good a job as they did.