Not by everyone here. We've utlized public, private and homeschooling - all successfully, I might add.
We've had some wonderful public school teachers, but when we had bad teachers, the "system" protected them to the point of criminal behavior, imo. Ever had a kid locked in a closet for forgetting homework? :( :( :(
And still teaching years later?
"And when you're a teacher, prepare to be FReeper flamed...teachers here are treated worse than Democrats!"
"Not by everyone here. We've utlized public, private and homeschooling - all successfully, I might add."
Dittos on this.
Meandog, this is not about disrespecting teachers - many of whom do wonderful work and are underpaid and overworked - as much as opposing a monopolistic, liberal-biased system that is often toxic to kids. Even our wonderful local public schools are purveyors of politically correct liberal clap-trap and are under-performing given what they have. We pay $7,000 or more per year per head for that. About 50% of the money ends up in the teacher's pocket btw; too much ends up in layers of administration, fantastic and over-engineers campus buildings, and sports stadiums (texas, ya know). The problem isnt the teachers, its everything *else* about the educational system.
Meandog, imitation is flattery so consider homeschooling as a reflection of the importance some parents hold to the discpline of teaching!