[cinives]

n most countries teachers are revered along the same lines as "priest," or "soldier," or "doctor," but, here, they are ridiculed and compared to "janitors" because a school custodian thought enough about education quality to write the article. Well, I could care less about your kids homeschool them all the way through college if you want only, when they cannot read, don't blame us!

In other countries teachers actually teach and turn out students who beat the pants off our students in international competitions. The American education establishment turns out kids who are barely literate and then has the temerity to demand respect ... for what ?

Your attitude on this entire thread exemplifies what many of us have experienced from the public education establishment in this country - no accountability, protect the institution even as it fails, and blame parents first and lack of funding second.

[meandog]

Here are some comments from teachers about homeschoolers who returned to their classes: click here