[stylist] Jackie's special things prompt

[Debby Phillips]

It's tough being a public school teacher nowadays.  My niece 
Holly teaches 6th grade.  Her classes are often 37 students.  She 
will have kids ranging from very, very gifted to kids that spend 
at least part of their day in special education, and who act out 
in class because of emotional or mental disturbances.  She has 
kids that she has to try and find more exciting things for them, 
because they are so bored with the class work.  And then there 
are kids who really need one-on-one, and there aren't enough 
aides.  I would not like to send a child, if I  had one, to 
public school.  But sending a child to private school can be very 
expensive, and I'm thankful that I don't have to teach a child 
who is being home-schooled.  I'd do okay with reading, history, 
English, but not the STEM subjects which are very important.    
Debby