I am a huge believer in the public school system and not only because it pays my salary. I have been that person that rolled their eyes when someone told me that their child went to this or that charter school. Good luck with that was my thought. But that was then and well, this is now. Yes, I agree that there are definitely things that are irrevocably broken and in need of repair but unlike many people I try not to blame the teachers.
Notice I say, try ....
I did something this week that I never thought that I would ever do in a million years. I, a teacher in the public school system, withdrew my child from said school system and placed him in a charter school and an online charter school at that (yes, that means he stays home all day and does his work on the computer. It sounded cool to him at first too until reality set in.).
Does that mean that I have lost faith in my own profession? Yes and no. Do I completely blame the teachers? No. Do I completely blame my son? No.
So I am embarking on a new journey - that of teaching a classroom of 1st graders and then coming home and teaching my own child. So far it's been exhausting but I think in the end we are both going to be the better for it.
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