[ale] Am I the only one that is laughing out load at this question?

[Jim Lynch]

Geoffrey wrote:
> Thompson Freeman wrote:
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>   
>> FWIW, and knowing that little has changed in the past 150  
>> years (perhaps longer) in the general school environment,  
>> it is amazing to realize how pathetic schooling is, until  
>> compared to the situation of no schooling.
>>     
>
> 90% of the problems with today's youth is the lack of parenting, not the 
> schools.  Teachers are expected to be parents, nurses, psychologists, 
> referees, friends.
>
> Full disclosure, yes, my wife is a teacher and a damn good one.
>
> For the most part, it's not the teachers, it's the system and the 
> bureaucracy.  Sure, there are bad teachers, but the percentage is no 
> worse then in any other career path.
>
> Give them what they need to get the job done and they'll do a better job.
>
>   
Amen to that.  I guess the good lord (or whatever power controls life on 
this planet) saw fit to punish me for my wicked attitude by having me 
marry a 4th grade teacher.  ;)  She does know the difference between 
phases of the moon and an eclipse by the way.

Jim.