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[brown]

Well, someone paid that teacher back because it was about a week later he was in a tirade over the fact someone smeared peanut butter all over the inside of his convertible.

They had cars in those days?

[Bill Z]

Exactly. Nothing worse than irresponsible parents.

It's an epidemic these days.

I concur, there are plenty of not so great parents out there as well.

[Bill Z]

They had cars in those days?

You betcha!!! That was back when America knew how to make a good car.

[brown]

You betcha!!! That was back when America knew how to make a good car.

Nice....looks like something Wooderson would drive!

[Michael Hughes]

I concur, there are plenty of not so great parents out there as well.

I disagree.

An irresponsible teacher is worse.

A parent who is irresponsible is only showing they are morons. They are reflecting poorly on themselves and their family.

A teacher who is irresponsible is reflecting on themselves, their family, their school, the district, and generally making far larger an impact then just a single family.

[Bill Z]

I disagree.

An irresponsible teacher is worse.

A parent who is irresponsible is only showing they are morons. They are reflecting poorly on themselves and their family.

A teacher who is irresponsible is reflecting on themselves, their family, their school, the district, and generally making far larger an impact then just a single family.

I don't understand how you are disagreeing with me. I've posted things about bad teachers.
I've posted things about bad parents.

To disagree with my post is to say there aren't lousy parents out there. Even Chicken Little's father knew he was guilty of bad parenting.

[proudmama]

I think the bigger picture here is letting your kid experience the consequences for their actions, regardless of whether or not you agree with it. What a valuable life lesson at such a small price.

[Michael Hughes]

I thought you were agreeing with Chipshot in

Exactly. Nothing worse than irresponsible parents.

It's an epidemic these days.

Meaning irresponsible parents are worse than irresponsible teachers. I re-read your post and don't think you meant it that way (I was probably inferring where I shouldn't have been).

[Bill Z]

I thought you were agreeing with Chipshot in

Exactly. Nothing worse than irresponsible parents.

It's an epidemic these days.

Meaning irresponsible parents are worse than irresponsible teachers. I re-read your post and don't think you meant it that way (I was probably inferring where I shouldn't have been).

OK, Yeah, I see now how you thought that was what I meant, but I really just meant to acknowledge there is plenty of blame to go around on all sides.

[Michael Hughes]

OK, Yeah, I see now how you thought that was what I meant, but I really just meant to acknowledge there is plenty of blame to go around on all sides.

Agreed.

[SacKen]

Damned if they do... Damned if they don't.

Far too many "parents" in our society don't discipline their kids and even go as far as expecting teachers to do it and putting them on the hot seat when they don't. So they get trapped into doing so. Then they get (censored)-slapped for doing so when it crosses some line defined by certain parents.

Then you have the, "They should give me back my property at the end of the day" crowd. While I mostly agree, I hear too many stories of parents that, day after day, come in to get the confiscated property just to have it confiscated again the next day. An endless cycle that disrupts the class as puts an unfair burden on the school.

It's great if you are a parent that will actually discipline your child so that it isn't a recurring problem. Unfortunately, more often than not, that doesn't happen. So now we have rules to handle the 80% cases at the unfortunate expense of the 20%ers.

Deal with it and move on and hope your kid learned a lesson and doesn't break the well-known rules again. Give the teachers a break.

Why would anyone want to be a teacher these days...

[ChipShot]

On a related cell phone note, a week or so ago I saw 3 little girls about 10 years old walking home from school together with their backpacks, etc.

Were they talking?? No.

Were they laughing?? No.

Were they giggling?? No.

What were they doing??

Looking into their cell phones like zombies.

As I shook my head in sadness, I whispered, "my God".

[tigerlily6]

Damned if they do... Damned if they don't.

Far too many "parents" in our society don't discipline their kids and even go as far as expecting teachers to do it

It's great if you are a parent that will actually discipline your child so that it isn't a recurring problem. Unfortunately, more often than not, that doesn't happen. So now we have rules to handle the 80% cases at the unfortunate expense of the 20%ers.

Deal with it and move on and hope your kid learned a lesson and doesn't break the well-known rules again. Give the teachers a break.

Why would anyone want to be a teacher these days...

I don't want your daughter texting in my son's class and disrupting his education. My husband and I have high expectations for him. He knows he would be grounded if he was caught texting in class.
I can not believe your attitude about this. You're just too afraid to be mad at your daughter for disobeying the rules that you take your anger out on the school.
I want to ask you a question. Does your daughter plan to go to college? it sounds as if you put little value on a good education.

[rlsliger]

On a related cell phone note, a week or so ago I saw 3 little girls about 10 years old walking home from school together with their backpacks, etc.

Were they talking?? No.

Were they laughing?? No.

Were they giggling?? No.

What were they doing??

Looking into their cell phones like zombies.

As I shook my head in sadness, I whispered, "my God".

Why are you watching 3 little girls?

[chris v]

As I shook my head in sadness, I whispered, "my God".

Did he answer?