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A Teacher Learns the Truth About Education

Posted by Vicki No Commented December 7 2009

Under: General, Public School Teachers, School Costs

Lauren Bleser, BS in Elementary Education and an MS as a reading specialist, after teaching in both a public and private Christian schools concluded that children are best educated at home.
“According to the Scriptures, education is primarily the parents’ responsibility and is to be a natural part of everyday life. Education is accomplished through a [...]

Teachers Paid $70,000+ To Do Nothing

Posted by Vicki No Commented July 5 2009

Under: Public School Teachers

Hundreds of New York City public school teachers accused of offenses ranging from insubordination to sexual misconduct are being paid their full salaries to sit around all day playing Scrabble, surfing the Internet or just staring at the wall, if that’s what they want to do.
Because their union contract makes it extremely difficult to fire [...]

Who Are You Trusting Your Child To?

Posted by Vicki No Commented June 8 2009

Under: Public School Teachers

It is not with any pleasure that I address this issue. I know there are many fine teachers in the public schools, so I am not painting everyone with the same brush, but sexual abuse of students by teachers is something that families need to take seriously.
After examining records in all 50 states and the [...]

Public School Teacher Competency

Posted by Vicki No Commented June 1 2009

Under: Public School Teachers

I don’t know how many times I have heard someone I’m encouraging to homeschool say something like, “I could never teach Algebra.” Substitute any subject, such as chemistry, history, physics, etc. in place of Algebra. The implication being that we need “trained professionals” to teach these subjects to our children. The assumption is that public [...]

Public School Teachers Send Their Children to Private School

Posted by Vicki No Commented May 11 2009

Under: Public School Teachers

According to a 2004 study by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, public school teachers send their own children to private schools at a higher percentage than families in the general public.
Conclusions from the Fordham study:
Similarly, we can assume that no one knows the condition and quality of public schools better than teachers who work in [...]