[AT] OT - Teacher bashing Was: Reagan Remembered (by Patti Davis) Off topic but greatreading

[Jim Hoffman]

> With all due respect, as I have mentioned earlier you really need to
> take some time to visit a school or two.  Believe it or not, schools are
> not the amoral, Godless pits that some have made them out to be.  I
> agree there are some bad apples out there that need to be dealt with.
> However not all are that way and we should be careful not to lump the
> good and bad together.
> 
> Al

Al!

  I must compliment you on the way you've handled this thread.  A
discussion is one thing, but this thread basically turned into an
attack of teachers.  I have kids in public and private schools.  My
son just finished 7th grade in the public schools and my youngest
daughter just finished her freshman year in a private high school.
My oldest daughter just finished her sophomore year in a private
college.  I've spent a LOT of time in the classroom as a parent.
I've gone on a lot of field trips.  Helped put together classroom
parties as a *room parent*.  I've loved every minute of it.  Yes,
there are a few teachers that I thought were not on the ball and
probably should have chosen a different profession.  But for the
most part these are all dedicated professionals that just want to
make a difference in a child's life.  Yes, the administration gets in
the way, but most of the good teachers can deal with that and still
give a quality education.  Some can't.  I chose a private college
prep high school for my kids because the public high school is just
too large.  4000 kids!  That's not a school, that's a small village!
It's just too easy for kids to *fall through the cracks* and not get
a good quality education.

BTW...  some of you bashing the teachers should *proof read* your
letters before you send them.  Or didn't they teach that when you
went to school?!?!   ;)

Jim/

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Jim Hoffman
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