“Parents are in charge of educating their children. “
I couldn’t agree more. Parents are the front line of education and increasingly have to counter the pablum and propaganda fed to their children - just like the mother you talked about.
I was observing my son’s classroom several years back and some counselor was talking to the class telling the students that everyone deserves respect and other kumbaya stuff.
I surprised myself by standing up and telling the class that everyone deserves politeness, but respect has to be earned.
Ooh. Good one.
Did you get a call from the IRS, OSHA?
My ninth grade students are starved for honesty AND truth. They know it when they see it. Hypocritical people cannot deal with the classroom.