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To: Mark Konrad who wrote (48432)	3/5/2001 3:36:32 PM
From: KevinThompson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 57584

Mark, That was the public school system I knew too in the 60's and 70's. Today, I have to pay an extra thousand dollars a month on top of my property taxes to send my two children to a private school to have a similar environment. And I am glad to do it, since the alternative is so unthinkable. should be a clue that many public school teachers send their own children to private schools. KT

To: Mark Konrad who wrote (48432)	3/5/2001 8:16:40 PM
From: marlinman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 57584

Mark, I survived a school system in Prince Georges Cty.,MD. that was bussed for desegregation in 1975. IMO that was worse than anything that you could imagine. There were not as many shootings but the violence and fear was a daily fact of life. I have 4 kids and they all have attended public schools in Fauquier County, VA. I cannot praise the school system and the dedicated teachers enough. It is not perfect and some of them may try to instill liberal doctine upon the kids, but they are by and large a concerned and hard working bunch. The key is THE PARENTS. Everyone needs to know what their kids are doing and with whom they are doing it! I enjoy your comments on this thread. Mark Brown.

To: Mark Konrad who wrote (48432)	3/5/2001 8:38:14 PM
From: DlphcOracl	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 57584

OT to Mark Konrad: Your post explains why there are an increasing number of parents who are resorting to home-schooling as the most effective means of educating their children. As an aside, one of the hallmarks of the NYC public educational system from Grade 1 through high school as I knew it (1958 through 1967) is that students were repeatedly tested as to IQ and achievement and grouped together in classes accordingly. The brightest students and the ones with the highest aptitude were kept in one class or group and the least accomplished students were grouped together, with numerous classes or gradations in-between. In this manner, the academically-inclined students were permitted to move at a rapid pace without the usual disruptions and behavioral problems associated with public schools while the students without any interest in school were kept together in classes that functioned as "baby-sitting". Nowadays, this would be considered elitist and would certainly result in a law-suit. However, it gave an excellent public school education to those students who wanted one, without fear of being stabbed or beaten up by delinquent students.