Too many parents aren't instilling values at home
I recently read the comments (Dec. 12) from T.L. Froning concerning the accountability of parents at Dudley. Amen.
When did we charge our school systems with the responsibility of raising our children? This accountability starts at home. So many children these days are raising themselves with little help from parents, and this causes issues at school.
As in my household, children should be taught how to act in school, to show respect, and should understand that repercussions will ensue for bad decisions at school.
I have two teenagers in high school, both of whom have never been in trouble, never been pregnant and also understand what is acceptable in our household concerning grades. It simply starts with standards, values and morals obviously much higher than these children at Dudley are getting at home.
D.K. Young
Oak Ridge
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Parents are the key, the schools are going to do anything. They just want bodies in seats so they can be counted as a number for use in getting Federal dollars sent to the school system.
Really, it's just about the bodies:
From the front page today:
'Superintendent Terry Grier downplayed the emphasis on a four-year high school career.'
"What I want to see is 100 percent of our students graduating from high school," Grier said Wednesday. "If that takes four years, that's fine. If it takes five years, that's fine."
Greer should have just said: "220, 221 whatever it takes."
Posted on January 4, 2007 7:40 AM
"both of whom have never been in trouble"
If they are teenagers and have NEVER been in trouble, you don't have children. You have robots.
:)
Posted on January 4, 2007 8:48 AM
Nitpicky,
Dont bring everyone down to your level. You must be a poor parent.
Posted on January 4, 2007 10:39 PM
lol i graduated in 4 years with awards...i got in trouble a couple of times...i also got punished when i went home.
Posted on January 4, 2007 11:37 PM
"Don't bring everyone down to your level. You must be a poor parent"
Nolies, I was joking. That's what :) was intended to convey.
Nonetheless, you can think what you want about my parenting skills. I'd say parenting is one of the most demanding and rewarding things a person can do in their life.
I'm sorry you felt the need to make insulting inferences towards my parenting skills.
Along the same lines as:
"It simply starts with standards, values and morals OBVIOUSLY much higher than these children at Dudley are getting at home."
Posted on January 5, 2007 11:08 AM