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Posts: 1,492
Join Date: May 2004
Location: London
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05-04-08, 05:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Kunjufu
Bad behaviour in classrooms is blamed on indulgent parents - Telegraph
I can say hand on heart that I've never been one to be wrong and strong with my children, when it comes to misbehaving at school.. And form of disrespect towards adults is strictly punished in my house.. and further I definately do not go to the school to defending BAD behaviour..
However sadly the same cannot be said for many BLACK parents whom i have observed, who at time take things to extreme and want to be confronting teachers even it is obvious that it is their children who are at fault...
So truthfully do you defend your children even when you know they are wrong... Should always defend BLAck CHILDREN in a WHITE system regardless?
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So truthfully do you defend your children even when you know they are wrong...
No I don't defend my children whenever they have misbehaved at school. I ususally question why the misbehaving has taken place but always listen to their side of the story when teacher raises anything - in front of the teacher too so it's dealt with there and then or at the parents evening when there's more time to focus on how the children are doing. I listen to the childrens' version because I've also seen and experienced too many teachers who just don't have childrens' learning and interest at heart it's "just a job" to them and it can often be done very carelessly. On the flip side I've also seen instances when the parent has been really hard on their child believing everything the teacher tells them when the teacher has blown the story of events out of proportion to save themselves form any blame!
Reading and being aware of the additional unrealistic expectations and pressures the government puts on teachers doesn't help the situation either but parents could help their children by paying an active role and more interest in their childs education at home and recognize that it's not all about play play every minute. The system is just to lose to rely on it that alone these days.
Should always defend BLAck CHILDREN in a WHITE system regardless?
It depends on whether the race is an issue at the time for example when we had the petition last year about wanting our history to be recognised and taught on the national curriculum and requesting for When we ruled to be made the set book to accompany that. Having more of us teaching is also an element I'd like to think has been considered and implemented - which reminds to look out for an update on how that went.
I mean we all know of certain obstacles that stand in the way within the system anyway but sometimes it's just the messed up system itself and all children unfortuanetly are at the receiving end. I suppose if and when we come across events that prove our children are being treated unfairly then defend them yes!
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