Brutal. It's just as appalling that the school's principal and administration backed up this sad-sack teacher.
I try to teach my kids that people in positions of authority are due a certain amount of respect by virtue of their positions alone ... i.e., teachers, bosses, police, etc. This has been a real battle with my son who feels that his respect should be earned, not demanded, which includes his teachers. This philosophy has been landing him in trouble since about grade 3. It's hard for argue this viewpoint though when there's so-called authority figures like this teacher out there. I hope one of her social peers calls her a stupid ugly cow.
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