I can tell by this author's tone that she has never stepped foot inside a classroom and attempted to teach anyone. She states that public schools have rules but don't ever enforce them. Funny, I don't remember her coming into my fourth grade classroom and asking me about my rules and how I enforce them. I also noticed that she doesn't give any direct support for any of her statements. Public education is not perfect and may never be. I am sure that there are teachers in our profession who should be doing a better job, just as there are people in every profession who should do their job better. However, there are many many teachers out here who work extremely hard everyday to provide a high quality education within the public school system. If Ms. Price would like to take her children to a private school that is her choice and I hope they do well. I would hope that in the future she would take the time to do real investigation and gain some hands on experience before she makes disrespectful and inaccurate remarks regarding a profession full of dedicated educators.

Jeff Schultz
Russell Elementary
St. Louis Missouri