Re: Daughter assalted at school(Rant)
I was a 15 year prison employee(counselor) and now public school teacher (5 years) and I also home school my kids(all 5). Unfortunately, most of the opinions stated here are correct to some extent. A lot of home school children are very socially deprived and wierd. My kids hate to go to events with the local home school club. But these kids would be that way home schooled or not, it's a parent and personality thing. My kids are very social and well adjusted, because they are not removed from society, just the worst parts. But, public schools are a very sorry place to try and learn character, morals, or decency. If you are strong and can fight your way through and learn from it, great. But not everyone can take being abused or subjected to drugs, sex, and crime every day. Most cave in, as evidenced by the statistics of teen drug abuse, pregnancy and sexual activity. Most teachers are decent people but they are there to get a paycheck and dont really care all that much about your kids. Since I have a prison background,I am a little more observant and watchful of what goes on, I am the only one in any school I have worked in that will stop fights, bullying, abuse, etc.,before it gets totally out of hand. The other teachers are oblivious or dont care. The amount of sex, drugs and abuse that goes on is frightening. Also, as I have stated before, schools cover up most of these incidents as obviously they do not want the public to know. I have tried to change the system, but it's like beating your head against a wall. I fight with admins constantly, and the only reason I still have a job is because I am a competent teacher, and I stop most of the problems before they start, making there job so much easier. I have tried to rally parents to my cause, but almost all are too busy or just dont really care(frightening). School has become a babysitting service, and not a very good one. I can't even keep up with the number of 12-14 year olds that are pregnant or sexually active. Schools give out condoms and pregnancy tests freely and will gladly arrange an abortion for your child. As far as an education goes, if a child is intelligent and motivated they can receive a decent one in public school. But the majority are not getting much. Teachers are too busy fighting with the hoodlums or have way too many kids in a class to give any attention to struggling students. So these kids are left behind or recieve only a maginal education. But, I think what bothers me the most is the "prison attitude" that is becoming more common at an earlier age in these kids. Rudeness, meanness, no respect for authority and kindness is considered weakness. So people who are nice are abused and taken advantage off. This is the same predatory attitude I saw in 15 years of prison work. I guess I'm starting to ramble, so I will stop. Just thought a perspective from someone who has been there would be useful.
