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private schools are not allowed to deviate significantly from the idiot producing processes of public schooling: * Teacher Certification: Children instructed in

private schools are not allowed to deviate significantly from the idiot producing processes of public schooling: * Teacher Certification: Children instructed in private full-time day schools by "persons capable of teaching" are exempt from public school attendance under the compulsory education law. Cal. Educ. Code § 48222. The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing must forward to private schools on a monthly basis a list of all teachers who have had their state teaching credential revoked or suspended. The Commission must also send on a quarterly basis a complete and updated list of all teachers who have had their teaching credentials revoked or suspended, excluding teachers who have had their credentials reinstated, or who are deceased. Cal Educ. Code § 44237(g). Private schools may request information regarding the fitness of any applicant for a teaching position from the Commission. Cal Educ. Code § 44341(d). Curriculum: Students attending private schools are exempt from California's compulsory attendance law if the schools offer instruction in the several branches of study required in the public schools of the state. Cal. Educ. Code § 48222.* is it a shock that performance remains the same when you have the same teachers and the same curriculum?

ryanwaggoner 18y ago
On the teacher thing, I was under the impression that private schools could hire and fire credentialed teachers as they saw fit, plus could generally afford to pay better to attract better teachers, whereas public schools are handicapped by powerful teachers unions. Granted, my knowledge of the subject is pretty much limited to this paragraph :) On the curriculum thing, it sounds like they just have to offer instruction in the same branches of study, which I'm assuming is things like Math, Reading, Science, etc. Not sure how that equates to the "same curriculum".
- nazgulnarsil 18y ago
  "credentialed teachers" see pg's essay on credentialism for my feelings. you have state certified teachers teaching a similar curriculum in the way that they were taught (the state certified way). This is a far cry from a truly independent education that is accountable to no one but the customers.

ryanwaggoner 18y ago

On the teacher thing, I was under the impression that private schools could hire and fire credentialed teachers as they saw fit, plus could generally afford to pay better to attract better teachers, whereas public schools are handicapped by powerful teachers unions. Granted, my knowledge of the subject is pretty much limited to this paragraph :) On the curriculum thing, it sounds like they just have to offer instruction in the same branches of study, which I'm assuming is things like Math, Reading, Science, etc. Not sure how that equates to the "same curriculum".

nazgulnarsil 18y ago
"credentialed teachers" see pg's essay on credentialism for my feelings. you have state certified teachers teaching a similar curriculum in the way that they were taught (the state certified way). This is a far cry from a truly independent education that is accountable to no one but the customers.