Reply #4: What wonderful moms!

[alwynsw]

The things I've seen and heard coming from parents from the sidelines during my wife's teaching career have taught me that these moms are not a small minority.

On most occasions that a parent or parents were called to the school for a conference because of issues with their kids, the first thing they put on the table was either a complaint about the inconvenience of having to be at school or an automatic defense such as "My son/daughter would never do that." Those comments were usually followed by a verbal slam about the teachers and staff failing to do their jobs. The parents who were willing to identify/accept the challenge and work with the teachers and staff were nearly a minority. We hear from current teachers that the situation hasn't changed since Mrs. alwynsw retired in 2002.

When will these people ever learn that it almost always about personal responsibility?

As far as Christmas is concerned: let the little angels stew in jail and enjoy the holidays as best you can with the rest of the family that didn't commit a felony this year.