Reply To: yeshiva or public school?

just had to update this thread.

i went to my childs school to take care of some matters and went to take a peak at how my child was adjusting to the new year and new teachers. i was heartbroken when i saw the following. my child is 5. another classmate was looking for their paper among a pile of papers on one of the tables. i heard the child ask, ‘which one is mine? which one is mine?’ and go through the papers again and again. i figured that one of the teachers would go help. the teacher said to the asst teacher: go help find the childs paper, to which the asst replied, ‘no!’ so the teacher said, ‘ok, dont!’ nebach, the poor child is goign through the papers again and again almost in tears! i went in to say hi and couldnt help myself but help the child with the papers…

what type of school is my child is in?! are all schools like this?! this school is a very very frum school and highly recommended by others. thinking of this incident just tears at my heart! poor child! for goodness sakes, even in public schools they dont treat children like that – having to have to deal with the board of ed for a long time now, i know that the teachers for the board of ed talk to the child and instill the importance of expressing your feelings, both the teacher and the student.

what if it was my kid? what if it was yours?!