[Thoeting]

If a child cannot make change at your local McDonalds, why would it be the teacher's fault? A child is at school 7 hours a day and with his/her family the other 17.

The teacher bashing gets a little old sometimes. When do the parents have responsibilities?

If all teachers took the advice of folks here and left the system for an "honest job" as I believe it was referred to, who would teach the children--those without wonderful parents like those here. Just let them out on the streets?

Think about this--if all Christian teachers such as myself quit, the last little bit of "salt" leavening the bread would be gone.

[Doctor Doom]

If all (government) teachers took the advice of folks here and left the system for an "honest job" as I believe it was referred to, who would teach the children

From their parents and privately employed teachers, who would be responsible for their actions, unlike government school teachers.

[arly]

If a child cannot make change at your local McDonalds, why would it be the teacher's fault? A child is at school 7 hours a day and with his/her family the other 17. The teacher bashing gets a little old sometimes. When do the parents have responsibilities?

are you trying to tell me that it is not the place of a teacher to teach kids simple basic math skills?...

[Khepera]

If the child fails to meet with your expectations then why do you blame their homeschooling? What if it is the intent of the parents to teach something that is more important in their minds than what ever it is you think is important. Why do you think that your definition of what a child needs to learn is as valid as the definition of that childs parent? The childs parent is the only controlling authority.