Reply #130: This doesn't equate [View All]

you stated, "so many positive things I've found in private schools don't cost a dime and could be easily incorporated into small public schools...". First of all, those positive things you've found in private schools do cost money; folks pay to send their children to private schools, so it's nowhwere near free.

Secondly, private school teachers and public school teachers learn their techniques for special students from the same place. What's a main difference is that public school expect that the child will one day be able to interact with the other children and eventually be in the classroom. In private schools, since there is no government intervention, the expectation of this happening is not a priority. I've dealt with two families recently who have come back to public school because of stagnating teaching methods at the private schools.

Thirdly, if you have found good ideas in a private school setting, why wouldn't you share them with the public schools and try to make things better for the other kids who are in similar circumstances? Ignoring the problems of public schools don't help anyone other than yourself.