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 :shock:   I didn't lie about anything.  If anything, I should have reworded to say:  my child's spelling in the 3rd and 4th grade was abysmal due to utter lack of instruction, and it was only after working with her extensively at home that it has improved somewhat.  Does that very specific sentence make you feel better?   :roll:  At any rate, everyone here knew exactly what I was saying because they've experienced the same thing themselves.

[b]Generally, when parents send their children to school, they entrust their education to teachers.  Kind of like when we go to the doctor, we expect we're going to be treated by a professional.  [/b]There are many outstanding teachers, and my child was lucky enough to have one in the second grade.  Since then, however, either the quality of the teachers or the curriculum itself has gone downhill.  I've always been happy to help my kids with their schoolwork at home.  In the past few years, however, I've been doing a lot more than helping.  I've been teaching.  [/quote]

I doubt most parents fully entrust their children's health to doctors.  They do preventative care, treat minor illnesses and injuries on their own, and follow through on prescribed medication regimens and procedures.  There are some horrible doctors out there.  In just the past few years, I have had doctors who have missed a broken bone during multiple visits for over two months (despite disfigurement, massive swelling, and marked bruising of the area), diagnosed pneumonia as seasonal allergies (despite fever, "goopy" cough, and painful breathing), and recommended an over-the-counter orthotic for a hairline fracture in my ankle.  I have also had wonderful doctors, though.  There will always be a mix of good and bad, just as there is in any other profession.  People need to be a partner in their own healthcare or parents need to be a partner in their children's healthcare.

The same should be happening with education.  Parents should be a [u]partner[/u] in their children's education.  They should be reinforcing, supplementing, and supporting what is taught in school.

It sounds, PP, as if you are a partner in your child's education, which is great.  [/quote]

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