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boykster:
No comment on the home schooling; I've met some very well adjusted, bright, vibrant kids who are home schooled.
Congrats on the job!
:cheers:
RTSDaddy2:
Jim,
I'm sorry, I don't see that I'm messed up to think public education sucks if I'm a teacher now working in the PRIVATE sector.
I did the public school thing for two years - you can believe whatever you want to believe about it, and no amount of my discussion here would change your mind...but teachers at the public level do not have the support they once did. If your kid incites a riot in my classroom, it's my fault - not his. If your kid is lazy and doesn't pass the standards test, it's my fault - not his. Why in the world then, should I want to subject myself to being told to ":censored: off" (actually happened, and the kid NEVER got a lick of punishment for it) by a public school child, when I can teach in private schools and at least be assured of some manners? (edit) Bone up on the situation regarding Georiga's public schools - some counties are just in a ridiculous mess down here - before making too many comments about how great public education is.
As for the degree thing that shmokes brought up, I concur, that is a problem. However, my wife and I are both college grads, and we agreed that there are just hours set aside in the day where housework goes undone. She takes our child on field trips to local museums, the aquarium here in Georgia, etc., so she's not missing out on anything.
As for sports and rec time, let me say again for those of you that missed it - our daughter does have a core group of friends she hangs around with and does get plenty of social interaction. Shmokes, I ain't railing on you :). I just wish to say again that there are recreation leagues she can join if she wants to play sports, and Mom and I are in agreement that this would be a good thing. Heck, she was involved with a local karate class last year until she got tired of it. Nothing cuter than a 5 year old in karate! :)
Ark, let's get one thing straight here, my child is not a "special needs" kid. I don't know where the hell you got that from, but that's not even close to the situation. Even if she was I'd still love her to pieces. But your argument for chicken pox is ridiculous man. You must have not bothered to read the section where I said she'd been in a daycare situation while Mom and I work, as well as playing on public playgrounds. She has been around enough children all her little life to be exposed to several illnesses...and in case you didn't know it, they've actually developed a vaccine for chicken pox, which she's already had given to her by the doctor.
edit: Also, again to all those who can simply raise a glass and toast my success, we thank you! :D
shmokes:
--- Quote from: RTSDaddy2 on May 26, 2008, 04:46:39 am ---
Shmokes, I ain't railing on you :).
--- End quote ---
Nor I you, really. As I said, it can be done, and probably done significantly better than the best private schools. It just usually isn't, IMO. Think of my post as a things-shmokes-thinks-homeschooling-parents-must-watch-out-for. FWIW, anyway.
BTW, GinsuVictim, I had an excellent experience with public schools. I loved school, K-12. I had some ---smurfy--- teachers mixed in with the good ones. I had bullies, and sometimes, I regret to say, I was a bully. But overall, it's not even a decision. I absolutely loved it and would go back and do it again if I had the opportunity to step through that particular time warp.
WunderCade:
Congrats RTS....it seems we're close in situation as it relates to having 4.5 year old daughters. Mine just turned 5 this month and will begin Private School Kindergarten in August. It's a premium I'm willing to pay and so far she has flourished academically from it.
I've had her in Pre-K (3), and Pre-K (4), for the past two years. She plays with alot of kids and has alot of friends, cousins, etc. Having her in private Pre-K has paid off in spades. She is highly articulate for her age (at least that's what many people have observed out loud to me). She has learned quite a lot in pre-school.
I totally agree about public school being the bottom barrel of education nowadays. If the public schools were the same now as they were when I was in them I wouldn't have an issue with sending my daughter there. But unfortunately, they no longer for the most part, resemble anything close to productive educational environments.
Rather, the public schools in my area and in CA in general, have devolved into dumping grounds or "holding pens" for every dysfunctional kid around and the public schools now are little more than free daycare because the teachers...like you pointed out, spend their day powerlessly trying to police discipline issues in their classroom as a result of bad or non-existent parenting at home.
I didn't dismiss public school out-of-hand, and actually took the time to go down to the schools and speak with the principle and K teachers. And aside from discipline issues (not so much in K), which is their number one problem. Here in CA, in my area, there is a big problem with English being only spoken by 7-10 stidents out of a classroom of 30. There are a lot of 3rd generation farm-worker families that are too lazy to teach their kids English....even though the parents grew up here and speak it.....apparently they just prefer Spanish.
Anyways...enough of the tangent.
Congratulations and your choice for your child's education, you're to be commended IMO.
RTSDaddy2:
--- Quote from: shmokes on May 26, 2008, 10:28:41 am ---Nor I you, really. As I said, it can be done, and probably done significantly better than the best private schools. It just usually isn't, IMO. Think of my post as a things-shmokes-thinks-homeschooling-parents-must-watch-out-for. FWIW, anyway.
--- End quote ---
That's exactly how I took it. You and I don't always see eye to eye on things, but I've come to hold you in a great deal of respect, because your posts always make sense to me. :) (edit): I thought it was excellent advice and a gentle reminder of things to be careful of.
Jim, once again - since you must have missed it in an earlier post - yes, my child most certainly could have atteneded the school I'm teaching at. But as I said in the answer to Jdurg, I'm not sure I'm ready to have her there with me yet. In other words, I don't want her running to my classroom, disturbing it every time she gets upset....because she can't. That would make me look bad on a lot of different fronts.
Yes, I can tell her not to try and find me, but remember, she's 5 1/2. She doesn't care about that when she's hurting; she wants her Mom / Dad. As I said, again earlier, if she decides in a few years she wants to go to my school - or a public school for that matter - we're going to go with that. It's her life after all. Just during these formative years we feel she gets the best possible schooling available - and we feel it is to be found through Mom teaching her at home.
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