Yeah. My kindergarten daughter has a class full of boys with no fathers who are disruptive, loud, rude and unmanageable. They need a dad with a strong hand, but only get namby-pamby discipline, if any, (Would you like to sit down, Lance? No? Well, maybe you could hit little Geraldine a little less forcefully, then.) Give me a break!
These boys need men! Why is it so difficult to understand? This gender confusion is GARBAGE!
I worked my tail off that year and saw many, many, many miracles happen. But it wasn't me, it came from somewhere else, because some things were just not explainable.
I usually tell this story longer, but my point is that the students who come from two-parent, nuclear family, and involved households (especially with a strong and involved father) are generally the most well-rounded and best-behaved kids.
There's a real need for strong male role models. I don't know how many times parents have said that to me. I try to be one (not a replacement parent though) to my students. I really wish there were more males in teaching, especially the younger grades where they are sorely needed. I have heard that too, from many parents. I will keep trying my best to do my part to try to be an example for good to my students and hope that I make some positive difference in their lives. I especially encourage and admire those dads who strive to spend time with and help their kids.
Thanks for your example.
Yeah. My kindergarten daughter has a class full of boys with no fathers who are disruptive, loud, rude and unmanageable. They need a dad with a strong hand, but only get namby-pamby discipline, if any.
WOW!!!!! I agree very much with what you say here. I am a first grade teacher and one year had a class full of kids from single-parent and divorce situations. Almost all of them had some kind of emotional or other issue. Several missed more than 11 school days (450 total form 25 students). One girl missed 65 days. On top of that, there were some difficult things I had to deal with and a former student of mine was suffering from cancer and passed away.
I worked my tail off that year and saw many, many, many miracles happen. But it wasn't me, it came from somewhere else, because some things were just not explainable.
I usually tell this story longer, but my point is that the students who come from two-parent, nuclear family, and involved households (especially with a strong and involved father) are generally the most well-rounded and best-behaved kids.
There's a real need for strong male role models. I don't know how many times parents have said that to me. I try to be one (not a replacement parent though) to my students. I really wish there were more males in teaching, especially the younger grades where they are sorely needed. I have heard that too, from many parents. I will keep trying my best to do my part to try to be an example for good to my students and hope that I make some positive difference in their lives. I especially encourage and admire those dads who strive to spend time with and help their kids.
Thanks for your example.
I'm sorry, but to this knuckle-dragger, that sounds like being "more sophisticated about how they teach their sons their right hand from their left."
Anything more complicated than the normative understanding is just plain wrong.