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Originally posted by nostatic
Education is first learned at home and the schools can only nurture that. And a smart kid will still require a lot of stimulation at home. In a classroom environment a teacher cannot hope to provide everything that every student needs. It can't be done.
Maybe some of you who are so embittered by the school system should go volunteer at your local public school, or better yet give teaching a try. If you hate public school, then do it at a private school. Your attitude about what a school "should" be doing might change...
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I read to my 13 y/o son every night and have been since he was born. When he wasn't being taught in public school I sat with him every school night for 2-4 hours doing homework and teaching him what the teachers failed to.
My wife used to volunteered up until our 3 y/o was born then she had to stop. I do not have time to leave my office and volenteer. So we are screwed because we do not.
I am sick and tired of hearing how parents have to volunteer at the school. My parents didn't when I was a kid, hell I cannot recall every seeing parents in the school doing anything when I was growing up.
Why suddenly is it that all the teaching has to be done at home?
My son is in private school now and guess what? No more homework, they get all their work done in class. Plus they are not wasting their time preparing for the revenue tests.
I got sick of the BS and pulled my kids from it. My life over the next few years will be more difficult financially due to this decision but dammit I was sick of the BS.
I really do not think Snowmans daughter could not read at all she was probably reading below grade.
But you have to stop and ask, how did she get through 4 years of school and never improve. I mean "professional" teachers were teaching her and she still could not read?
Please.