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By teachmo

...and I would never send my kids to private. Maybe it's different elsewhere but around here they brag about the kids being a year ahead. Baloney! I worked in private substituting and even did my student teaching. I was
going to send my kids but everything I learned during my student teaching made me run the other way! My lessons were looked on poorly because they were hands-on. My college supervisor, however, loved them. The teacher taught directly from the book - they read and the students did a worksheet. Also the 2nd graders were not allowed to do any independent work. She read every question

and then someone answered it and then they all marked their answers. She kept telling me and even wrote on my referral letter that I did not match the ability level of the child. I had them do some independent work. I followed modeling, then guided practice, and then independent. I have my own second grader now and he would be 100% capable of doing the lessons. I also teach 3rd and work closely with our 2nd grade teachers and they do things a lot like I did. I feel my children are more advanced due to their public education. I also feel they have expanded their horizons and gotten to know and accept a huge variety of people. Private school students are so sheltered they don't understand the real world - maybe not everyone but most. Stepping down from my podium now!