Sometime, somewhere, somehow, kids need to learn that their actions or inactions have consequences.
I would have done the same thing as this teacher.
“Sometime, somewhere, somehow, kids need to learn that their actions or inactions have consequences.”
Much to the disappointment of the parents, children perform poorly in school because of laziness, or lack of motivation, or other things that are really under parent/child control but both choose not to exercise control over it. The children will usually reach a realization when into their 30s and will think I Shoulda-Woulda-Coulda. Every payday for the rest of their lives, including into retirement they will be reminded of their lack of due diligence when they had the energy and the time to exercise due diligence. Be prepared.