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Re: Public Schools/Grammar-Spelling (was: Reputations)

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As a person who taught 8th grade English in a public school, I am highly insulted by this. All teachers in public schools must be credentialed or working towards their credential. Not all private schools require teachers to have credentials. In addition, much of what I've heard and seen about student problems are a result of parent involvement, not the school. What in your personal history are you basing the idea that private schools are better than public schools?
As a teenager in a public school I have to say few teachers make an effort with spelling and grammar. Some teach how to spell by sounding the word out which is uterly useless. I managed to write an eight page research paper in one day and get an 80 on it. This happened in an honors class. My brother's teacher rarely goes over any of his papers. The only really good English class I had was a college corse. He makes everyone redo the papers if they have really bad mistakes on it. This method really helps people learn from their mistakes.
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