RE: posts
BY: Mike Yust to ALINDA HARRISON on Fri Mar 07 1997 17:08:00
 > heheheh this is the msg I just posted to baby j I guess we are just
 > thinking on same wave  and I was never much of a fan of public
 > education it puts way too much on the teachers, and the students are the
 > ones who suffer when they cannot keep up ;(
Public school is fine for some people and it does have it's place. the 
iggest
problems, I think, center around the fact that the teachers are forced to
center their curriculum around 25-30 kids all off varying levels and 
abilities.
The teacher is forced to go with the average, which leaves some kids behind 
and
some sitting bored but covers the majority for the most part.
The exception being specialized classes with low teacher/student ratio like 
the
special ed program my son is in. This is a case where not only are the 
teachers
specially trained to deal with the "not average" but by law each child must
have the education catered to his needs. Not only that, but they are able to
afford therapists and equipment for the classes that I could not afford on my
own. For Kirk, public school suits his needs.
However, my girls were falling through the cracks...so for them, 
omeschooling
is the better choice.
                                  ...peace...
                                  Alinda Sue...
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