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Originally Posted by Sample00
they have been given this power by the Government. Why you ask?
Because the government made education about dollars and cents. School administrators, superintendents and I will even go so far to say alberta education backs right down when they have a parent complaint. Why? because the government tied kids to dollars. When a school loses a kid they lose that childs funding as well. Parents know this! They will yank kids from a school because a) they can, b) there are a lot of options out there for parents now and c) government gave the parents that control.
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And I agree. Parents these days are very aggressive and many can not even differentiate between discipline and abuse. Yet on the other hand, these same parents want the educators to teach their kids beyond what should be asked of them in the classroom...... because you know, they are all busy and both parents work and like when will they have the time to do some of that stuff, like isn't that what school is for?
But teachers also have to take back the rights that are theirs and they have to start by becoming their own advocates.
Look at some of the comments in this thread about teachers. You can not let yourself be walked over. It is bloody well ridiculous to think that parents can control your social life, small town or big town.