Since I choose to primarily home school my children, I often feel reluctant to condemn even a small part of the public school system. However, this year, my youngest daughter has chosen to enter the Public School system for a few class periods a day. Her experience there has been both positive and negative.

An algebra teacher instills a sense of humor and joy in her students as she portrays equations and mathematical problems as fun and exciting to complete. Her energy in class brings a smile to the students. Her enthusiasm for teaching has resulted in many hours of energetic participation on the part of my student at least, who comes home each day chattering away about her class, and asking for help to