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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think this is very interesting and wonder if it will hold up.  I believe that many families, including POC, found that school outside of school buildings eliminated problems like bullying and gave them a level of control that they did not want to give up. They feel more comfortable being in charge of their kids learning and safety and are distrustful of the public school system's ability to keep their kids safe.

In addition, families of all races, when faced with the burden of working and attending to their kids' schooling during the day, realized that they would prefer to have their time structured in a way that works for their family, rather than as dictated by the public school day and calendar. Families who have the ability to homeschool appreciate being able to start the school day later, to eat lunch at reasonable times, and to incorporate more movement into the day to help kids maintain focus.
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Don't forget how many parents got a chance to listen in on their kids classrooms for a full year and see how the teachers interacted with students and students interacted with each other.

I personally excelled as a kid but 30% of my teachers were just there for a paycheck (I had one teacher pregnant the whole year who did nothing during my 10th grade), 30% were stars and extremely dedicated, and another 30% should have retired 10 years ago but need the benefits.

I believe teacher value is tied to higher-value school systems and consequently better resources and salaries however I also think that no matter what with a student-to-teacher ratio of 18:1 (in the best districts) students who could excel are getting left behind.

And I wouldn't want it to be my child.[/quote]

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