I've been teaching in an affluent area for over two decades. Almost all of my students come from stable, two-parent households with plenty of disposable income. It's the kind of school where we have to rotate chaperones for field trips, be...
I've been teaching in an affluent area for over two decades. Almost all of my students come from stable, two-parent households with plenty of disposable income. It's the kind of school where we have to rotate chaperones for field trips, because, if we let all parents come who wanted to come, we'd have a 1:1 ratio of parents to students. So it's not very common for me to encounter parent who simply have given up on their children. It's still not "common," but I am seeing more of it in the last few years. I'm writing this after having just read an email from a parent saying basically, "I give up with this kid." He son is in sixth grade and has had just a terrible week, behavior-wise. We asked her to come in for a parent/teacher conference. This would have been her third this year. Her response was, more or less, "No. What's the point. The kid is no good, and I'm done trying." Wow. Okay. He's only 11, but okay. Let's check back in ten years and see how that attitude works out for both of you. submitted by /u/Striking-Anxiety-604 [link] [comments]