From: dominicandcaitlinsdad@comcast.net   
      
   One of my two master teachers, during student teacher, was AWFUL!!!!  She is   
   no longer, THANKFULLY, teaching.  She was so negative, hated the kids, hated   
   her job, hated the school, just HATED!  It was a horrible experience and I   
   had to request being removed from her room.  She introduced me to her class   
   as "just a student teacher, so you don't have to listen to him".  The other   
   master teacher was INCREDIBLE and I can only hope to someday be half the   
   teacher she was.  WOW!!!!  Unfortunately she is now retired.  A definate   
   loss to the educational community.   
      
   "Deb in Northern California"  wrote in message   
   news:mKecnexNbtEQDoGiXTWJhQ@comcast.com...   
   > Kevin,   
   >   
   > I agree with you completely that the teacher is in important part of your   
   > child's life and it can take one good one to have them soar and one bad   
   one   
   > to cause them to crash and burn.   My oldest daughter had one teacher in   
   > second grade that should have had her credentials yanked away from her and   
   > be removed from teaching.  My daughter spent a full year, spinning her   
   > wheels in that class.  The teacher was nothing more than a babysitter for   
   > those 30 students.  BUT, the teacher she had for 3rd and 4th grade was   
   > awesome and she was soaring high again in his class.  He and her teacher   
   she   
   > had for 5th and 6th grades are who inspired her to become an educator too.   
   > She is attending college now, majoring in liberal studies and working   
   > towards her multi-subject credential.  If it was not for those two   
   teachers   
   > in her life, I don't think she would have chosen elementary education are   
   > her choice for a career.   
   >   
   > I think that is another reason I prefer MCHS, the whole staff there is   
   great   
   > and they all know all the kids, they are like one big family.  Of course   
   the   
   > enrollment at the school this past year was about 150 students.  This year   
   > enrollment is going to be at the maximum 240 students.  I know that all   
   the   
   > staff will know all the kids though.  I will also be getting to know the   
   > students as the PTSA president.   
   >   
   > Debbie   
   >   
   > "Kevin"  wrote in message   
   > news:jb0Ta.103853$GL4.27631@rwcrnsc53...   
   > > Hi Deb,   
   > > Thanks for your input.  The kids you mention are, in fact, my students   
   > > now....things haven't changed much in the last few years, huh?  Yep,   
   > Kelley   
   > > Drive!   
   > > The main problem with home schooling or private schooling to me is the   
   > lack   
   > > of credentialled teachers.  A credential does NOT make one a "GOOD"   
   > teacher,   
   > > but does make one "QUALIFIED".  I like to compare it to a doctor in that   
   > > would you send your sick child to an unqualified person to do medical   
   > > services?  Of course not, but yet people want their children to learn   
   from   
   > > unqualified persons.  I figure I have the kids from 8-3 for over eight   
   > > months of the year, that is a LONG time for parents to entrust their   
   child   
   > > in my care.  I better be qualified to take that task to heart and do the   
   > > best job I can with their children.  Now, I'll step off the soapbox and   
   > let   
   > > someone else take the stand.   
   > >   
   > > "Deb in Northern California"  wrote in message   
   > > news:btednfHI7MnnEYGiXTWJhw@comcast.com...   
   > > > Kevin,   
   > > >   
   > > > Since we are "neighbors", I would send my to public schools in the   
   > > district   
   > > > you live in.  I live in the other school district that is in our   
   > > > neighborhood.  I have been very pleased with my district and most of   
   the   
   > > > schools are under-performing in this area of the district.  I agree   
   with   
   > > you   
   > > > that most of the problems in the under-performing schools in this area   
   > are   
   > > > learned behaviors at home not the schooling that they are receiving.   
   My   
   > > > kids attended school with a lot of the Kelley Drive area kids and then   
   > > also   
   > > > the migrant farm worker kids that spoke little if any English.   
   > > >   
   > > > When my daughter was off track for a couple of months in 8th grade and   
   > was   
   > > > not bringing home very good grades,  I put her into a private school.   
   > > What   
   > > > they were teaching here at the private school she had worked on in   
   > > > elementary school (about 5th - 6th  grades), she was so bored there,   
   but   
   > > it   
   > > > did help to instill that she was not doing that bad to begin with in   
   the   
   > > > public school I had her in.  She is now in high school and attends one   
   > of   
   > > > the newest high schools in our district, Middle College High School.   
   > > Where   
   > > > she attends college and high school at the same time.  She attended   
   > there   
   > > > this past school year and will be starting her sophomore year there in   
   > mid   
   > > > August.  It is a great program and so good for the kids that would not   
   > > quite   
   > > > make it at the traditional high school with about 2500 students on a   
   > small   
   > > > campus.  She had summer classes at Delta this summer and her one   
   teacher   
   > > > (Business) was amazed at how well she has done.  She is getting an "A"   
   > in   
   > > > the class and this is a great boost for her since she is normally a   
   > > > struggling "C" average student.  Her teacher even asked her again what   
   > her   
   > > > age is and she told her she is 14.  The teacher even said she was   
   better   
   > > > than some of her adult students.  This has been great to boost her   
   self   
   > > > esteem in regards to her education.   
   > > >   
   > > > I am also an involved parent at the school, I think that makes a huge   
   > > > difference.  I have always been involved in one way,. shape or form in   
   > my   
   > > > child's education.  Whether is be a chaperone on field trips, room   
   mom,   
   > on   
   > > > the PTA Board or on the School Site Council.  I think being involved   
   at   
   > > the   
   > > > school makes a world of difference in the child and their education.   
   > BTW,   
   > > I   
   > > > work full-time outside the home too, with typical business hours of   
   > > > Monday-Friday 8 am - 5 pm .   
   > > >   
   > > > *stepping off my soapbox*   
   > > >   
   > > > Debbie   
   > > >   
   > > > "Kevin"  wrote in message   
   > > > news:HJSSa.101998$sY2.46467@rwcrnsc51.ops.asp.att.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   
      
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