I totally agree with this .
My DT are only 19 months old but I am responsible for the way they develop. It is my responsibility to discipline them, teach them right from wrong, to have respect for authority figures,teach them that every action has consequences, teach them that if they want respect, they have to show respect and teach them that in life, one has responsibilities, not just rights.
I have friends and family who are teachers and in their opinion,it is the feckless parents of unruly children who are the cause of so much angst. Too many parents think that their darlings can do what they like without facing up to the consequences and this is undermining the authority in schools. I would also like to add, that in my opinion, too many do-gooders have undermined the role of parents in disciplining their off-spring and are therefore partly responsible for the degeneration in children's behaviour at school because kids know that teachers can do very little to discipline them.
Right, that's me off my soapbox. Must go and tend to my chores now that DTs are bed.
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speedymama · 11/10/2005 19:42
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