I am one of those “single childless teachers.” I know what some of you say is true: sometimes teachers (single or married, with or without children) DO overstep their bounds.
But I also know that some single childless teachers DO know more than some parents do, especially regarding instilling a work ethic in their children. As an educator, I see - regularly - children who are passed around from place to place. They sometimes have three or four homes, none of which they stay longer than two or three days at a time. Parents who pass off their children to a grandparent, a sibling, or a friend, so that THEY can go out partying. Parents who, WITH CHILDREN IN THE HOUSE, spend money on drugs or alcohol yet are always asking the government or our Family Resource Center for money so they can have food (not that it will go to pay for food). We have parents that, when they bring their children to a school function, allow (and sometimes encourage) their children to run throughout the building unsupervised. During school performances, the children are allowed to get up at will and run in and out. Parents often miss a good opportunity to teach etiquette and manners to their children.
College education programs require teachers to take child psychology and child development classes. Most teachers I know take this education seriously and try to use this knowledge in their relationships with parents and students. Do parents suddenly magically receive this knowledge when they have their first child? Sometimes, you don’t have to be a parent to know what’s best for children, any more than you have to be a single childless teacher to know what’s best for “single childless teachers.”
So much for not jumping to conclusions and being non-judgmental, huh? If you’ve had some bad experiences with teachers, I am sincerely sorry. I DID say that I know that there are some teachers that occasionally overstep theor bounds. However, I do NOT believe that teachers should talk about parents in front of class and I have never done so. I also NOWHERE indicated that I believe that I know “everything” about raising kids. But parents are not born with that knowledge either. And some parents are better at raising children than others.
pouncingtiger over 12 years ago
Lucy, the hypocrite
orinoco womble over 12 years ago
Yeah, kind of like our single, childless older teachers who held forth about how we kids “should” be raised.
Tinyman over 12 years ago
You are not kidding.
hariseldon59 over 12 years ago
Wasn’t Linus afraid to go to camp also? I seem to remember that he had a fear of queen snakes.
summerdog86 over 12 years ago
And what the heck ARE queen snakes, anyways? I’v never seen any snake slithering around my area with a tiny gold crown on, have you?
kbyrdleroy123 over 12 years ago
She’s only there to help you. Her own advise doesn’t count.
Pirate Mike creator over 12 years ago
Lucy is only better when she’s violent
Snoopy_Fan over 12 years ago
I am one of those “single childless teachers.” I know what some of you say is true: sometimes teachers (single or married, with or without children) DO overstep their bounds.
But I also know that some single childless teachers DO know more than some parents do, especially regarding instilling a work ethic in their children. As an educator, I see - regularly - children who are passed around from place to place. They sometimes have three or four homes, none of which they stay longer than two or three days at a time. Parents who pass off their children to a grandparent, a sibling, or a friend, so that THEY can go out partying. Parents who, WITH CHILDREN IN THE HOUSE, spend money on drugs or alcohol yet are always asking the government or our Family Resource Center for money so they can have food (not that it will go to pay for food). We have parents that, when they bring their children to a school function, allow (and sometimes encourage) their children to run throughout the building unsupervised. During school performances, the children are allowed to get up at will and run in and out. Parents often miss a good opportunity to teach etiquette and manners to their children.
College education programs require teachers to take child psychology and child development classes. Most teachers I know take this education seriously and try to use this knowledge in their relationships with parents and students. Do parents suddenly magically receive this knowledge when they have their first child? Sometimes, you don’t have to be a parent to know what’s best for children, any more than you have to be a single childless teacher to know what’s best for “single childless teachers.”
orinoco womble over 12 years ago
But that doesn’t mean the teacher should stand there in class and tell the kids how misguided and wrong their parents are.
corpcasselbury over 12 years ago
So much for Lucy being of any help in this matter.
baritone15 over 12 years ago
Good word of encouraging Lucy.
iced tea over 12 years ago
I think Linus was confused by KING snakes. They’re actually blacksnakes and a farmer’s best friend since they kill and eat all the rats and mice.
I went to a church camp where most of the girls chased the boys around. That was the 70s for you! ;)
Snoopy_Fan over 12 years ago
So much for not jumping to conclusions and being non-judgmental, huh? If you’ve had some bad experiences with teachers, I am sincerely sorry. I DID say that I know that there are some teachers that occasionally overstep theor bounds. However, I do NOT believe that teachers should talk about parents in front of class and I have never done so. I also NOWHERE indicated that I believe that I know “everything” about raising kids. But parents are not born with that knowledge either. And some parents are better at raising children than others.