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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I took my kid out of public school because of the ridiculous grading policies. He went from straight As to a mix of As, Bs, and Cs.  I paid a lot of money for the switch because education isn’t just about learning content. It’s more about learning life skills like punctuality, respect, hard work, etc. Sadly, those life skills aren’t being taught in public school anymore. On my son’s last day in public school, a student threw a bottle of water at the teacher. That would’ve been a serious offense in his current school. The kid was brought back to class 20 minutes later Luke nothing happened. No wonder the teachers are quitting and not even going into teaching these days. [/quote]

Most life skills should be taught and reinforced AT HOME, along with some basic educational skills. For some reason folks on this forum want to narrow down the reason that teachers are leaving to be the behavior of the kids.  And while that may be part of the reason, teachers keep repeatedly telling you it’s PARENTS that are making their job a nightmare.

For example, stop giving kids below 7th grade cell phones. Stop complaining about homework. Join the PTA in more than name only. Stop believing your kid is a genius and doesn’t deserve a C. Adjust your mindset about your kids chances of getting into an Ivy.  Stop imagining that education looks like it did when you were a kid, especially since your kid perspective of education/school is likely skewed.  When a teacher spends their precious minutes calling/emailing you, jump into action. And for the love of all things stop comparing public schools to private schools as its an apple to banana comparison.[/quote]

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