tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2646552345065536552.post1276549765165821834..comments2008-05-12T09:44:36.264-04:00Amynoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2646552345065536552.post-87454754537864572792008-05-12T09:44:00.000-04:002008-05-12T09:44:00.000-04:002008-05-12T09:44:00.000-04:00This morning on the opinion page of our newspaper was this quote:<BR/>"As my wife is fond of saying, our son was raised by dozens of Professionals (mostly teachers) and two amateurs." (Seattle PI)<BR/><BR/>I was SO shocked! They are saying that not only are school teachers professional educators" but they are also "professional child raisers!" Yikes! <BR/><BR/>I prefer what Bill Cosby said: "Parents are love-givers, not just care-givers!" Love, the relationship in the article, makes the difference!<BR/><BR/>Keep up the good work raising your children!<BR/>Blessings,<BR/>Lee<BR/>-- <BR/>The HomeScholar<BR/>www.TheHomeScholar.com<BR/>www.thehomescholar.com/blog<BR/>"Helping parents homeschool through high school"The HomeScholarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01269029781622200901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2646552345065536552.post-18902458251226940672008-05-12T08:42:00.000-04:002008-05-12T08:42:00.000-04:002008-05-12T08:42:00.000-04:00I wholeheartedly agree, Lee. Even the very best teacher in a public or private school situation is not able to meet the true needs of a child the way a loving parent can. Relationship makes a huge difference!mommyofmanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15721817441780986975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2646552345065536552.post-36372695484596229262008-05-09T10:48:00.000-04:002008-05-09T10:48:00.000-04:002008-05-09T10:48:00.000-04:00I agree 100%!! When I look back at my public school experience (I was only homeschooled my final year of school), I see teachers who were verbally abusive (I was a smart kid, but my teacher called me "Duh", as in, AmanDUH, because I was blonde, even though I usually made A's in her Geometry class). I witnessed teachers calling their students stupid and retarded.. and worse.<BR/><BR/>I see very few healthy peer relationships in my public school experience. In fact, really, I can only think of TWO throughout the 10 years I spent in the system.<BR/><BR/>In fact, I feel, really, many of the teachers felt it wasn't their responsibility to help us really "get it". If we failed, it was always our fault. Couldn't possibly have been their approach, right? Maybe, if they would have been more involved, less distant and uncaring, their students would have done much better.MandyMom.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259605619391239854noreply@blogger.com