[cornelis]

Most Americans are not master teachers in more than one or two subjects. A division of labor is the solution for limited resources.

The younger years are easier.

[Sopater]

Most Americans are not master teachers in more than one or two subjects.

Are you implying that gov't school teachers are?

[Sopater]

The younger years are easier.

Yes, they are. And yes, the later years are harder, but that shouldn't cause one to turn away from their responsibility. Spend more time in the earlier years teaching children how to learn and how to study and how to ask questions, and then they will excel in the later years. Mrs. Sopater stayed home and educated our children through highschool and she has a GED and some college. My oldest just earned his B.S. in Electrical and Computer engineering with a 3.9 GPA.

I know it isn't necessarily the rule, but it is testimony that teaching children how to learn and how to educate themself is more important than simply teaching them the subject matter.

[SaraJohnson]

There are few to no “master teachers” in public schools.