From: dominicandcaitlinsdad@comcast.net   
      
   I definately agree that some TEACHERS are bad, not sure if that means the   
   school is or not, so I refrain from "admitting some are bad"....But, I'd   
   rather see kids taught by someone credentialled to do so (that means they   
   actually have the education behind them to know, hopefully, what they are   
   teaching).  Home schooling doesn't require this....private schools don't   
   require credentialled teachers, and that to me is even MORE scary.  Someone   
   with a college degree in underwater basketweaving can be a teacher for a   
   private school.  I do see some positives to home-schooling, but see just as   
   many, if not more, negatives.  I personally teach at an "Underperforming   
   School".  Does this mean the school is bad?  Not necessarily....would I send   
   my own kids there?  Well, for one, I reside in a different "district" so I   
   couldn't, but even if I could, I wouldn't based on the behaviors of the   
   school kids where I teach and NOT because it is underperforming.  Those   
   behaviors are taught at home (trust me, I've visited SEVERAL of the homes,   
   so I know of what I speak in this instance), not taught at school.  I did   
   opt to pull my kids from a licensed day care though to being taken care of   
   at home, based on what I saw happening, or not happening at day care.  I   
   guess it all comes down to what you think is best, as a parent, for your   
   child.  I wish you luck!   
      
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