Where do you feel most of a childs learning should fall on the school or

Thanks for your response!

They learned, I filled in the huge gaps. Teachers encourage mediocrate, its easier to teach a group of kids at the same level than it is to inspire the ones who are bright.

I wish they would spend some one on one with the kids.

That is a shame, and a waste of taxpayers money to say they never learned without you ....Again where does the teaching come in. I learned what my teachers taught, and I had very poor teachers in high school. I had excellent teachers in middle high, and excellent in college. I'm glad your children learned from you....It's a sad commentary on teachers when you say your kids would never see the inside of a school building if done all over again. Very sad!

agreed, but i seem to be doing a whole lot of teaching! thanks for your response.

I was just reading the last posting about one on one time with the children...OK back to my original arguement...let's see, we were at a breakdown of roughly 4 hours of instructional time that is available for the average classroom of 20 children...that means IF the teacher works non-stop for that 4 hours, she would have a whole whoping 12 minutes a day to devote to each child for one-on-one time...umm and let's see...exactly what does she do with the other 19 kids who are not getting their 12 minutes of teacher time? I volunteer 20-30 hours a week to my child's classroom. My husband and I could use the second income, just like most folks but we feel our child's education is as much or more our responsibility. For his future, we make a choice to do without a lot of the extra's in life, to support his education. We are the parents, it is ultimately our responsibility to insure our child get's an education. I'm in the classroom and I work non-stop while I am there, to help out...and there is always a lot more to do than time to do it in.

I don't know about all of that. thanks for your response.

what if the child has learning problems, or is easily distracted. I don't disagree with you, but sometimes things are not as black and white as they seem. Thanks for your response. I do agree with you.

I meant the basics like "no talking in class," "speak to the teacher respectfully." learning disabilities fall under academics. Easily distracted is the parents' problem to teach their kids to pay attention, unless there is a diagnosed medical problem. I think ADD is overdiagnosed as a way to easily get a compliant class rather than teach the kids how to behave, which takes effort.

hmmmm, well many adults are very impatient with kids. There are more diagnosis in children other add that adds to distraction. Many underdiagnosed and missed. I don't believe there is any child UNWILLING to learn, rather it is the teacher UNWILLING to teach or be patient. I love being wtih my child, reading and doing everything I need to...but where does the teaching come in? I don't find that they put much effort into it, and find too much credit given to teachers undeservingly.

I agree. But I don't think the schools even spend any one on one with kids, so alot of teaching falls on the parents, or at least it seems.

I agree. But I don't think the schools even spend any one on one with kids, so alot of teaching falls on the parents, or at least it seems.

good luck with homeschooling, and thanks for your response!