I am a public school teacher who teaches in a school for children who have been retained due to discipline problems, and/or sometimes someone simply did not take the time with these students and this is where they end up. I did my student teaching at a private/public school so I have seen both sides of the fence. As teachers we often complain about a lack of resources, parental involvement, low pay, etc.
At the school I am at now I wold LOVE to complain about some of the "problems" I thought I had at the pivate school I did student teaching at. Oh my gosh! I had to sometimes chase parents away with a bat at the private school, and now I can't even get a parent to call me back. We don't even have a copy machine for teachers at my school now.
The point is my four year old will be in kindergarten in the fall and I have applied for admission to two private schools. I am an employee and an educator who does value and believe in my school systems "potential", but more importantly I am a parent and I do not have the time or luxury nor will I use my child as practice while I am waiting for public schools to catch up to their potential.
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