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submitted 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) by Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net to c/microblogmemes@lemmy.world

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I encourage this type of education. Kids need to be held accountable for their actions, just like everyone else.

Normalize humility

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[–] stringere@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

We pay a lot for this school

Then don't. Send your kids to public school. Just don't don't pretend that by paying for private school your child is somehow entitled to act the fool and not be held to account.

But who am I kidding. In the USA a lot of private schools work just like that: mom and dad's money is the worth of the student and they will be privileged accordingly.

[–] Clbull@lemmy.world 8 points 4 hours ago

I couldn't be a teacher, because bozo would have been one of the kinder words I'd use in such a situation.

[–] HexesofVexes@lemmy.world 9 points 5 hours ago

Yeah, the teacher is going to get a fun talk with management and probably be forced to write an apology.

Teaching is a risky job these days, and thus not done as well as it could be in a world without parental bozos.

[–] Lj404333@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

It's the kinda parent to go full PI and make a case against the teacher. Say they are spreading hate by posting her texts online and violating her privacy

[–] Logical@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

I think the teacher in this case was a guy

[–] Mesophar@pawb.social 1 points 1 hour ago

I think the "her" is referring to the parent here, but we don't have anything to indicate how the parent presents.

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 4 points 6 hours ago

rip bozo

[–] BilboBargains@lemmy.world -5 points 3 hours ago

Assuming school is the correct place for children. I think a lot of the problems in a classroom are due to the way teaching is done. The expectation is that the kids will sit quietly like adults while someone drones on with material that is boring and completely irrelevant to their lives. When the kids reject this garbage they are indicted as delinquent. It could be looser so the kids can focus on their strengths and feel good about themselves. Learning has always been a source of joy for me but it rarely happened in a classroom. I'm standing with the bozo on this one, this smug teacher is probably an absolute bore. The parents sound like cunts as well.

[–] jeffep@lemmy.world 30 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Private schools are tough because you have to educate both the children and their parents

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 7 points 13 hours ago

In public school, all the kids are smoking weed, and are chill, in private schools all the kids can afford and are doing coke, and therefore not very chill

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 14 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

The amount of parents that think that teachers owe respect to their kids above all else is infuriating. It's a real problem in Brazil, both in public and private schools

[–] stringere@sh.itjust.works 3 points 56 minutes ago

I think respect is fine and should be shown to everyone. These parents want the teachers to defer to their kids. Teachers cannot teach in an environment where they are subordinate to every child in the classroom. Kids will not behave if they know they will never be beld accountable, there is a perfect example of this undeveloping the USA as a nation.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 16 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Forgot:

I see where he gets it from.

[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago

left off because, heh, reasons.

[–] DandomRude@piefed.social 234 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (20 children)

A friend of mine is a teacher, and he told me the following story a while back:

A student had an oral exam and was so nervous that he couldn’t get a word out. So my friend coordinated with the “exam committee” to give the student a second chance, which, fortunately, was possible that very same day thanks to some persuasion among his colleagues. After my friend worked with the student to help him regain his confidence, the second attempt at the exam went better - the student was still very nervous, but overall, it was enough to barely pass the exam. The student was absolutely thrilled, and the examiners were reasonably satisfied.

My friend thought to himself: All right, that turned out well after all - but unfortunately, no: The student’s parents sued the school because they were dissatisfied with their son’s exam grade. The lawsuit was based on the claim that the exam regulations weren’t strictly followed, since the student had to take the exam twice (with different exam topics, so the other students wouldn’t be at a disadvantage, of course). The parents won the lawsuit, and the court ruled that the oral exam must be repeated.

So now the completely dismayed student had to take the exam again - a nightmare for the poor guy. The examiners were the same ones who, despite the absurdity of his parents’ demands, remained well-disposed toward him. However, the student was understandably even more nervous the third time - so much so that he once again couldn’t get a single word out. This time, my friend’s hands were tied, since everything had to be completely correct from an administrative standpoint. So, unfortunately, the examiners had no choice but to fail the nervous student, meaning that, thanks to his parents, he ultimately did not receive his diploma.

So here too: insane parents who even ruined their own son’s graduation because of their unrealistic expectations.

It’s a real shame, but unfortunately that’s how it went all thanks to the student’s crazy parents...

[–] Dalvoron@lemmy.zip 3 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Very strange that the second attempt wasn't simply stricken from the record if it wasn't allowed at all. I'd second attempts weren't allowed, why give them a third attempt? I wonder if there was a proper way to get a second attempt that wasn't followed, like you have to apply to the state exam body rather than handling it in house.

[–] DandomRude@piefed.social 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

This appears to be the reasoning: The first and second attempts were invalidated because both were inadmissible under the examination regulations (strictly speaking, the student should have failed on the first attempt). Therefore, a new exam date was scheduled, on which the student then failed for the same reason, he should have failed on the first attempt (the exam regulations do not provide for exceptions due to nervousness, but rather stipulate that the examinee fails in such cases because his performance is insufficient to pass).

So only the third attempt was counted, which meant the student did not receive his diploma, since he would have had to pass that oral exam to do so - which, unfortunately, he did not after his second attempt was striken from the record.

My friend had simply tried to appeal to human leniency, which is strictly speaking not permitted under official rules. It’s quite possible that the first attempt wasn’t even officially recorded, since the student should have already failed. Unfortunately, I don’t know what exactly was recorded for the first attempt.

Apparently, however, the judge or the responsible administrative official at the Ministry of Education had at least some sympathy, since they had the entire exam retaken. But it’s also quite possible that this is the standard procedure when inconsistencies arise regarding the exam regulations. Administratively, it’s probably way easier than initiating an detailed “investigation” of the case.

But yeah, all in all: pretty strange.

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[–] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 15 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

Man. If my kids teacher ever contacted me like this, you can be damned sure my kid would be disciplined appropriately. Most likely a reduction of privileges until the teacher acknowledged that their behavior had improved. This kind of shit would never fly in my house.

Luckily my kids were all very well behaved and conscientious about their schooling.

[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 10 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

I'm with you. Call my kids out if they are being dickheads. Call me if it doesn't improve - I'll set them straight

[–] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 0 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Righteous parenting.

[–] Croquette@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 hour ago

Is that a paladin subclass? Can't find it in the player handbook

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[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 10 points 14 hours ago (3 children)

Just gonna advocate for the devil on this one and say teachers shouldn’t be calling kids names.

[–] themaninblack@lemmy.world 9 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

I dunno man if a kid can’t handle being called bozo… it would be good to teach that kid to be more resilient.

Prob best not to call kids names, sure, but damn

[–] Reginald_T_Biter@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

You'll get called a lot worse in your first job. But who am I kidding, this is a fancy school, these kids won't work.

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 0 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Not every kid has had the same lived experience as you. You don’t know what’s going on in every kid’s brain. Try to have some empathy for the things you might not know.

As a teacher, it’s your job to teach the kid, not harden up their resilience to your satisfaction.

Edit: not to mention, what makes you think a grown adult calling a child names will build resilience? Is this how you want kids building resilience?

[–] backalleycoyote@lemmy.today 5 points 11 hours ago

Just gonna advocate for the devil on this one and say the devil would advocate for calling kids names. Fuck those little shites.

[–] Snowclone@lemmy.world 7 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

I agree. I've had problems with this working for a school district, when a student was younger a nickname teachers and students called them was innocent enough, but as they are getting older they find it embarrassing and they have difficulty communicating on top of that, so it was a headache. the adults should stick to preferred names only.

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