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Friday, September 14, 2007
Where are the parents?
My heart goes out for these children (our students). Ninth and tenth graders are coming to school pregnant. Eleventh and twelfth graders coming to school with ankle monitors or coming to school smoking. They think they can get away with it until the cops take them away in hand cuffs. I do know that the bills have to be paid, but it is also important to spend quality time with the children. We have seen these parents on the 6pm TV news saying "my child would never do this", but what do they know about their child? As a teacher you can do but so much only pray that they will take back their homes from the drug dealers and the TV, so we can have a better school.
AMEN,Couldn't have said it better.
ReplyDeleteYou're right Trevor, so many of the problems that plague our schools are merely a reflection of societal problems. I've always liked the serenity prayer to stay focuses yet humble. Do you know it? It goes like this:
ReplyDeleteGod, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
Wise words indeed!