re: Spinoff - re: Paying teachers to teach at bad schools........Soapbox #3

My wife is a "save the world" type. She is at a school that is "disadvantaged". I think you dismiss your point #1 too quickly.

Case in point -

There is a 10-year old at her school that is a foster kid. Mom was a druggie on the run from boyfriend. Kid had never been to school. He's a big kid and prone to violent outbursts. When he blows up, at least two teachers must restrain him and an administrator must be present to make sure he is handled appropriately. Kids in both classes receive little to no instruction that day.

He isn't the only one like this - and it happens far more often than you think. Other "time wasters" are the kids of illegals that are dumped on the school system that speak no English whatsoever. All have the expectation that the school provides all the food, hygiene and education for the kids.

IMO - this is the biggest problem with the public school system.