Replies to '11/24 Great School Debate'

Quote From: christinabelle

I am an english teacher in the public school system in Pennsylvania, and i think it is quite humorous that somehow you feel that you are so well qualified to teach your kids at home, but you can't even spell!   How are you even going to teach you children to spell correctly if you cannot do so yourself?    I earned a bachelor's degree in elementary education, and a master's degree in reading which qualifies me to teach reading to children from grades K-12, or to those who have reading disabilities.   Not every student is "normal".   I don't mean this to be taken any way that what i mean by it.  I mean that some students have specific learning disabilities that need to be addressed by a qualified person.   I have a friend who has a son who was adopted from Poland, and who has a slight physical disability.   She thought it would be best if she put him in a private school, so that she could protect him from the "mean kids in the public school system".   After several years of him struggling to succeed in private schools (because he was unable to perform at grade level), she asked for my advice.   I told her that she would be very surprised at the way students with both physical and mental disabilities are accepted in the public school system.   I also told her that he would probably be tested by one of our school psychologists to see if he had a specific learning disability.   She decided to enroll him, and he was tested.   They found that his IQ was in the MR (mentally retarded) range, and that he should be placed in a special education classroom.   As a result, her son is succeeding in school at his level, and is loved by everyone.   She said that it is the best thing that she ever could have done for him.   So before you trash the public school system, and decide that its best for you to educate your kids at home, you may want to consider educating yourself first.   I don't think that i am qualified to do what Dr. Phil does for a living, and i would never attempt to counsel my child rather than seeking professional help, why do you think that you are qualified to teach your kids without the proper training?