-=> Quoting Chris Gilliland to Donna Ransdell <=-
 
 CG> One question:  If you got the teachers you wanted (well, sorta...),
 CG> then why homeschool?  Why yank them out -at all- after they've made
 CG> friends and adjusted to a school-day schedule?  Couldn't you enhance
 CG> what they've learned at school, at home and start thaem with
 CG> home-schooling during the next year?  Give it a definite cut-off
 CG> point, instead of in the middle? It'll help things flow easier.  Well,
 CG> that's how I feel about it anway...  ;)  BTW, I've always found taht
 CG> the more children I have, the less of a chance I have of getting a
 CG> school system to cooperate with me.
 RF> It could be that she isn't quite positive she will do that.  Maybe if
 RF> things go the way they should she won't.  Also even if you like a
 RF> teacher and the way that teacher teaches, that doesn't mean that
 RF> teacher will work for your child.  My son had a teacher like that.  I
 RF> really liked her, but when it came right down to it, she did him more
 RF> harm than good.
 My daughter had a teacher I LOVED when she was 9.  *I* thought she did
 her students a world of good, but it was rumored that she was one of
 the 3 yellers that school employed.  I didn't want that, but she
 listened to ME, as the parent...  She even gave more credence to the
 full-time mother(s) as they spend more time with the children, as
 opposed to the fathers, who may work full-time.  More often than not,
 she'd turn to me during a parent/teacher conference and say,"So, what
 do YOU think, Mom?"  I LOVED it!  I wish all teahers gave mothers credit
 for their efforts!  :)
 
 RF> Plus if you have more than one child it can cause
 RF> alot of harm if you decide to homeschool one, because they need it and
 RF> not the other.  One of them can feel left out or forgotten.
 I would have more patience with my boys, but would not be able to get
 through to my daughter.  That would be a deciding factor for me.  Of my
 3 children, it's my middle who needs and would benefit from it the
 most.  He's an eager student, but lacks some social skills.  He's not a
 favorite with the teachers because of this.
                                      
... Those who can, teach...
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