Replies to '11/24 Great School Debate'

I also had some contact with some mean bullies who were more interested in establishing themselves in the proverbial pecking order.  Somehow... those memories tend to outweigh the inspiriing teachers.  I challenge those of you with the Polly Anna public school viewpoint to go hang out at your local public school for a few days.  Observe the children in the classroom, in the halls, on the playground... well, you get my drift.  Too bad you can't observe in an invisible mode; you might actually get a true burst of reality!  Take it from somoene who has worked in public schools AND had kids who attended for a short time!

That's "go SIT", by the way. Maybe there is a question of which teacher, what challenging students are in each class, etc. SECOND GRADE! What was so awful that you couldn't have let him stay? What do you think you might have done, such as sitting in the hall, tutoring the worst behavior problem in the class, while the teacher got a reprieve; or administered the spelling tests and read to the class while the teacher gave the problem special attention?