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“Your Kid Is Lying To You”: Teachers Share 40 Harsh Truths Parents Really Need To Hear Your child is acting out because it is the first time that they have encountered boundaries. I am not a mean teacher, nor am I picking on your child; I have rules and expectations.

midi09 , Max Fischer Report

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185points

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BrunoVI 3 months ago

God bless you, OP!

40points

“Your Kid Is Lying To You”: Teachers Share 40 Harsh Truths Parents Really Need To Hear Your 8 year old shouldn't be on Tik Tok unmonitored....or at all.

Bluesky0089 , PAN XIAOZHEN Report

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182points

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Alexandra 3 months ago

Your 8 year old should be playing outside with friends, that's what.

72points

“Your Kid Is Lying To You”: Teachers Share 40 Harsh Truths Parents Really Need To Hear Please read to your kids. Take them to the library. Sign them up for summer reading programs. Give them books instead of tablets. Help them find material that is suited to their interests.

Remedial reading programs can help, but a lack of home support for developing literacy is the root of the problem. .

ohophelia1400 , Annie Spratt Report

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175points

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JB 3 months ago

This has been proven again and again! There is no substitute - no remediation or intervention we can do - that can replace reading with your child every night for the first five years of their life. Not a damn thing! This is shown in study after study. Read with your kids!

55points

“Your Kid Is Lying To You”: Teachers Share 40 Harsh Truths Parents Really Need To Hear You didn’t just have a “baby”. You are raising a future adult, who will need to be self-sufficient, responsible, polite, tolerant and caring. Stop babying your kids! Teach them how to tie their shoes, say “please and thank you” and that they aren’t always right and/or in charge!

Daffodil236 , cottonbro studio Report

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142points

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Feathered Dinosaur 3 months ago

Study after study has shown that the more affectionate you are with your children, the happier, more stable and independent the child will be as an adult. You can't give too much love. You can only spoil them by doing things for then they could (age-appropriatly) do for themselves

60points

RepresentativeIce775 , Daria Obymaha Report

“Your Kid Is Lying To You”: Teachers Share 40 Harsh Truths Parents Really Need To Hear You’re the parent. Being a parent means you make the hard decisions. An elementary school child does not need the responsibility of deciding what to eat- you provide healthy food. They don’t need the responsibility of deciding what to study- you sit down with them and help them learn. They don’t need to decide if they take their medicine-you make that decision. You decide bed time. You decide screen time. Children cannot make these choices yet because they are children. They need the responsibility of broccoli or peas, bikes or the park, which book to read together, which shirt to wear. So many parents seems to think “gentle parenting” means letting them make all the choice, and it just isn’t. Grown ups have to be grown ups and do the hard things so kids can be healthy, safe kids.

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125points

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JB 3 months ago

I get this one a lot in French immersion: "...but I don't speak French, so I can't help." You're the adult, act like it. You have a while prefrontal cortex and at least two decades with of work habits up on this kid, plus you control their time - you might not get the specifics of the assignment, but you can bloody well set the child up for success!

26points

“Your Kid Is Lying To You”: Teachers Share 40 Harsh Truths Parents Really Need To Hear You did not, in fact, "turn out just fine.".

naptastic , Christina Morillo Report

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125points

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JB 3 months ago

My dad worked with a police sergeant whose response to "I turned out fine" was "Says who?"

68points

Competitive_Face2593 , Karolina Kaboompics Report

“Your Kid Is Lying To You”: Teachers Share 40 Harsh Truths Parents Really Need To Hear Please teach your kids basic manners and etiquette.

The fact that I have to teach 14 year olds about simple "please", "thank you", and eye contact is mind-boggling.

Final score:

118points

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Justanotherpanda 3 months ago

Eye-contact is a discussion though, in some cultures it is considered rude. Be careful with that.

52points

ebeth_the_mighty , Steven Van Loy Report

“Your Kid Is Lying To You”: Teachers Share 40 Harsh Truths Parents Really Need To Hear You chose to have kids. Choose to parent them well.

Final score:

113points

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Serial pacifist 3 months ago

That should be an obligation.

29points

TeachingRealistic387 , Jeffrey Hamilton Report

#10

“Your Kid Is Lying To You”: Teachers Share 40 Harsh Truths Parents Really Need To Hear I can’t get them to do their homework. How could I indoctrinate them into becoming LGBTQ+ antifa furries?

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104points

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JB 3 months ago

...And no one, anywhere, ever, will have or has had a fake patch of grass on a bathroom for furries to s**t on. You know why? Because janitors have unions.

59points

Final-Highway-3371 , Jon Flobrant Report

#11

“Your Kid Is Lying To You”: Teachers Share 40 Harsh Truths Parents Really Need To Hear When your child speaks, you have to acknowledge it. You can say no after they're done speaking; you can even be silent. But YOU MUST acknowledge that they spoke to another human.

Final score:

98points

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JB 3 months ago

Look up bid theory in relationships. It definitely changed how I thought about the statements we make to each other.

15points

Ascertes_Hallow , Monstera Production Report

#12

“Your Kid Is Lying To You”: Teachers Share 40 Harsh Truths Parents Really Need To Hear We can't fix your failures as a parent.

Final score:

97points

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Matthew Holt 3 months ago

Just cause you had unprotected sex it doesn't mean you're qualified as a parent. Sometimes parents don't know what is best for their kids. And they need to hear that.

47points

#13

“Your Kid Is Lying To You”: Teachers Share 40 Harsh Truths Parents Really Need To Hear Seeing a lot of (understandable) behavioral comments here, so I'll add something new to the list:

"When you build a family culture that DEMANDS good grades, you aren't encouraging learning. You're encouraging your kid to try to game the system out of fear. It undercuts what I'm trying to do in the classroom.".

m_dav , Feliphe Schiarolli Report

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93points

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Chicken Nugget 3 months ago

Exactly - once they get to college, those kids will cut loose and fail spectacularly! Raise good kids, not good grades

33points

#14

“Your Kid Is Lying To You”: Teachers Share 40 Harsh Truths Parents Really Need To Hear Your kid is lying to you.

Standard_Earth5931 , Some Tale Report

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88points

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Dragons Exist 3 months ago

Literally everyone lies - u lie to your kids

34points

#15

“Your Kid Is Lying To You”: Teachers Share 40 Harsh Truths Parents Really Need To Hear We are employees and much of what we do is dictated to us.

If you don't think Starbucks should put iced coffee in plastic cups because it's bad for the environment, don't yell at the barista about it. (And don't go on social media to tell everyone what a moron she is.)

Parents often assume teachers have more power than we actually do.

iwant2saysomething2 , Pixabay Report

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83points

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Gabriele Alfredo Pini 3 months ago

Thankfully in Italy there is still a big "libertà d'insegnamento" (freedom of teaching) so that the teacher is the last responsible for how and what to teach, the state can only give some 3 or 5 years general objectives. But the push to control is a pendulum, and now is swinging back

14points

#16

“Your Kid Is Lying To You”: Teachers Share 40 Harsh Truths Parents Really Need To Hear Your child does not need a phone.

Flatline_blur , Katerina Holmes Report

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83points

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Feathered Dinosaur 3 months ago (edited)

I'm dreading the day this topic comes up. Maybe I'll just get her one of those ancient Nokia phones, they're indestructible and you can play Snakes on them

37points

Another_Opinion_1 , Steinar Engeland Report

#17

“Your Kid Is Lying To You”: Teachers Share 40 Harsh Truths Parents Really Need To Hear Stop trying to be friends with your kids. You can be "friendly" to your kids; minors don't have to be treated like transactional trash, which was (arguably) a prevalent parenting style with a disproportionate number of parents in years gone by. However, kids need structure and boundaries so firm but fair is acceptable. Hold them accountable and set the bar high. Don't let them sit in front of screens at young ages. Model appropriate digital behavior. MAKE kids accept responsibility for their mistakes and stop blaming everyone else or displacing blame when it squarely lies on them for making poor choices. Read to them and with them at young ages. Instill in them a love of learning. Please give them a loving and supportive home environment and leave your toxic trauma out of their domain.

Final score:

80points

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JB 3 months ago

You're the goddam pater familias!

21points

Dark Jedi 3 months ago

But are you bonafide?

7points

UncleJohn3000 3 months ago

The word "parent" is also a verb.

5points

avebee 3 months ago (edited)

you can still be friends with your kids WHILE having boundaries and rules! you can also still be a parent to them. it's important to have a good relationship with your kids, and it's important to trust them and have them trust you. it's not healthy for a kid not to trust anyone, it won't help them later on.

3points

nicholas nolan 3 months ago

BINGO! Most of this list is trash.

0points

Solidhog 3 months ago

And don't have children as a fashion accessory.

3points

Joseph Dixon 3 months ago

Again, a lot of adults don't accept responsibility for their mistakes. They're the ones in management.

3points

Andy Cran 3 months ago

many adults do nothing about their own emotional maturity and/or intelligence,it's something that can be learnt and practiced it doesn't always come naturally

2points

Adam Benson 3 months ago

So often I see parents ignoring their kids because they're absorbed in their phones. I want to shout at them, time with your kids is precious and will one day be just a memory so put your damn phone away! Pay attention to them, talk to them, and play with them. And treasure that moment because it will never come again.

2points

Max Fox 3 months ago

Yes! I hate the parents who say "my 6 year old is my Best Friend!". That is at once both horrible parenting and unbelievably pathetic. They need a parent, and you need friends your age.

1point

#18

“Your Kid Is Lying To You”: Teachers Share 40 Harsh Truths Parents Really Need To Hear Peer pressure is a powerful thing. Yes, your “little angel” did / say that. Knock off the “Not my baby!” nonsense.

robbiea1353 , Kenny Eliason Report

Final score:

80points

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Geoffrey Scott 3 months ago

I pulled the "are you crazy?" On a kid when I witnessed him trip a classmate...directly in front of me, to which he replied "I didn't do it". "Go to detention, go directly to detention, do not pass go, do not collect $200." He smiled and did as instructed, so there's that.

1point

#19

“Your Kid Is Lying To You”: Teachers Share 40 Harsh Truths Parents Really Need To Hear Just because I'm a professional doesn't mean you can scream at me.

Dizzy_Negotiation_71 , fauxels Report

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79points

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Alexandra 3 months ago

No one should be yelled at. If we start with that, the rest will follow.

33points

theatregirl1987 , Julia M Cameron Report

#20

“Your Kid Is Lying To You”: Teachers Share 40 Harsh Truths Parents Really Need To Hear Stop doing your kids work for them. It helps no one.

Final score:

76points

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Glenn Cuneo 3 months ago

I've had zoom classes where a parent signed on for a kid just to tell me their sweet little cherub was "busy" and they would be sitting in on class. "Mrs so and so? I see "Billy Bob" playing video games in the background, we will try again tomorrow when he signs on", click, session ended.

30points

#21

“Your Kid Is Lying To You”: Teachers Share 40 Harsh Truths Parents Really Need To Hear If you ignore 6 Class Dojo posts, 11 automated calls from the school office, 9 flyers, 6 mentions in the weekly class newsletters, the message on the school kiosk, 2 district robocalls, and 3 emails and 2 personal phone calls from me, then you DO NOT get to call and curse me out because you missed one of your child's special events. 28 parents were able to get there, and 1 wasn't. Your child was really disappointed, but it wasn't my fault. Do the math and look in a mirror, lady.

azemilyann26 , Taylor Flowe Report

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75points

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Joseph Dixon 3 months ago

I will say that it hurts your child more than you can ever imagine. Especially when it becomes a pattern.

20points

Graphicnovelnick , RDNE Stock project Report

#22

“Your Kid Is Lying To You”: Teachers Share 40 Harsh Truths Parents Really Need To Hear I am a teacher, not a doctor, therapist, or psychologist. It is not my job to put up with or fix your kid’s a*****e personality.

Final score:

73points

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BrunoVI 3 months ago

Yes, yes, yes, yes! I get so tired of teachers who think they know better than doctors, therapists and parents! By all means, punish the a******s! Let their parents know! And parents, defend and praise your teachers and admins who back up the teachers who tell parents that they need to do better at home!

14points

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#23

“Your Kid Is Lying To You”: Teachers Share 40 Harsh Truths Parents Really Need To Hear Your kid isn't special.

yomamasochill , Mikhail Nilov Report

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70points

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Feathered Dinosaur 3 months ago

Well, my kid will always be special to me, but I know full well that doesn't. mean she's special to anyone else

64points

#24

“Your Kid Is Lying To You”: Teachers Share 40 Harsh Truths Parents Really Need To Hear It’s pay now or pay later when it comes to disciplining your kids. By the time you figure that out, they won’t be in school anymore.

auntbat , Karolina Kaboompics Report

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69points

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JB 3 months ago

Always explain the rules and why they exist, even for positive behaviour within them. It will save you fights with a 16 year old later on.

21points

#25

“Your Kid Is Lying To You”: Teachers Share 40 Harsh Truths Parents Really Need To Hear Stop being your kids defense attorney and start being their PARENT.

tankthacrank , Sam Balye Report

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67points

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BrunoVI 3 months ago

Preach it!

14points

#26

“Your Kid Is Lying To You”: Teachers Share 40 Harsh Truths Parents Really Need To Hear I cannot teach at school what you don't encourage at home.

If you expect to send your child to school in order for them "be a better person" yet you mistreat them at home, then you get what you give. I can't teach a student whose parent doesn't value their student or their student's education.

If your student fails my class don't get mad at me when YOU'VE been telling your student "[insert subject here] doesn't matter". I'm not fighting the apathy that YOU AS A PARENT put in your kid's head. My 'passion' won't compete with it.

midnitebluboo , Taylor Flowe Report

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66points

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TheElderNom 3 months ago

This so much! Also don't belittle your children's interests or tell them they won't be good in [subject] since you weren't good in it.

30points

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#27

“Your Kid Is Lying To You”: Teachers Share 40 Harsh Truths Parents Really Need To Hear NEVER tell a child to do something or stop doing something unless you are prepared to follow through with an action. The number of times I’ve heard parents scream “stop that” over and over without moving to force the child to indeed “stop that”. It’s headache inducing. I told my children once then I followed through by getting up and “ helping“ them if they didn’t listen. You don’t have to be mean or yell or punish, just follow through or don’t say something to begin with.

lizquitecontrary , Ilya Sonin Report

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65points

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Daniela Lavanza 3 months ago

Yes, yes, yes. Kids gets it quickly when grown ups just talk and never act.

21points

#28

“Your Kid Is Lying To You”: Teachers Share 40 Harsh Truths Parents Really Need To Hear It’s ok to have your kids in discomfort and bored. It’s a fundamental part of life. People can’t preserve your feelings 100% of your waking life. Stress can be good.

Goose_Knuckled , Tra Nguyen Report

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63points

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Feathered Dinosaur 3 months ago

But don't set your kid's up for failure and misery. Life is full of those even without trying

19points

#29

“Your Kid Is Lying To You”: Teachers Share 40 Harsh Truths Parents Really Need To Hear Allowing your child to get away with theft, assault, or vandalism without actual consequences when they are young will only lead to them being imprisoned when they finally become of age. It’s not okay when they are 7 years old as much as when they are 17 years old. You are setting them up for failure and tragedy by not dealing with these unacceptable behaviours when they are young.

dulcineal , Diana Report

Final score:

63points

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Daniela Lavanza 3 months ago

This! Stop with the "it's only a child" answer. I used to be a teacher in a nursery school, even young kids do know what they're doing and perfectly get why this can't be accepted. But if they see there is no punishment, why would they stop? Don't rely on their morals to stop out of respect for others. Just like grown ups, some kids will only obey the rule because they fear the punishment.

25points

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#30

Your kid isn't the only kid.

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62points

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DC and S 3 months ago

This! This is the biggest shift I've seen in the last 3-5 years. Parents want you to cater exclusively to their child; like you're a private nanny/educator. Their world revolves around their child, and they think teachers, other kids. And the rest of the world should too.

34points

#31

“Your Kid Is Lying To You”: Teachers Share 40 Harsh Truths Parents Really Need To Hear Laziness and apathy is learned at home not at school. We have exciting plans that keep us active for 90 minute blocks. What’s 90 mins spent at home with your child look like?

YoghurtPrimary230 , Kobe - Report

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60points

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TheElderNom 3 months ago (edited)

I was studying to become a teacher and was monitoring a class as part of my studies. The kids had just had a "bus safety day" and they were all so excited about it and talked endlessly about the importance of using belts, looking when crossing the road etc. When I came back again a month later some were still careful, about half were normally careful but like a quarter we're super negative about it all. "Mom doesn't use a seatbelt on the bus." "Dad says it's stupid to use a belt." So many examples like that. Then we also had parents that shittalked certain subjects, usually math, or instilled in their kids that they were bad at certain subjects. There is a reason I didn't end up being a teacher.

41points

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#32

Just because you went to school doesn’t mean you know how to teach.

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58points

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The Darkest Timeline 3 months ago

I would also add, “Just because you’re smart and successful in your field doesn’t mean you know how to teach.”

24points

#33

If you want your kids to be better students, start by aiding them in becoming good human beings. They are a reflection of what you do inasmuch what you don't do. Do better so they too can do better.

NationYell Report

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53points

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Joseph Dixon 3 months ago

I don't get how parents can have their kids act like total morons and not understand that's a reflection of themselves.

12points

EnoughSprinkles2653 , Gaelle Marcel Report

#34

“Your Kid Is Lying To You”: Teachers Share 40 Harsh Truths Parents Really Need To Hear You have more control over your kid’s phone than I do—use it.

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48points

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WonderWoman 3 months ago

If you are going to let your kid loose on the world wide web, pretend to be a parent and WATCH what they are doing. Have the passwords and CHECK.

12points

Woman Moves Out Of Parents' Home After They Asked Her To Give Her Space To Brother, They Freak Out

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#35

“Your Kid Is Lying To You”: Teachers Share 40 Harsh Truths Parents Really Need To Hear You're not doing enough to prepare them for life.

37MySunshine37 , Sai De Silva Report

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45points

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Aspiring Canuck 3 months ago

Anybody know where this picture was taken? I’m guessing Montréal.

9points

#36

Society has failed families, and the teachers and the education system are the only ones still trying to put up a fight. We're tired. Be nicer to us.

stillpacing Report

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44points

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Child of the King 3 months ago

It's honestly crazy how parents are disrespecting the teachers.

5points

Ambitious-Serve-2548 Report

#37

1. Allowing your child to fail will benefit them 100x more than you intervening for them. 2. You have to be willing to say no to your kid, and mean it/not waver.

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43points

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Karen Krause 3 months ago

My dad was a big believer in letting us learn by failure. He said it made sure we learned the lesson. He was also there to help us if we failed, no judgement, just a lesson. That's also important, be there to pick the kid up if they do fail.

14points

#38

You were likely not parented well, and now the cycle is continuing with you not parenting your child appropriately. This is going to take some serious effort to correct. It will not be fun, but it will be worth it for both of you (and our society).

starstruck412 Report

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40points

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Feathered Dinosaur 3 months ago

I'm glad I had therapy before kids. Because now I know where my mental health problems come from I can actively avoid the same mistakes. Also reading up on parenting helps. Of course it doesn't mean I won't make any mistakes, but at least I can own up to them when I realize what I did

22points

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#39

You should not have had kids.

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Final score:

40points

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JBRyu 3 months ago

That's kinda a s****y attitude from a teacher. I'm sure they really had a deep explanation tucked away but didn't feel like typing it out??

6points

Yesterday_Beautiful , Joshua Hoehne Report

#40

“Your Kid Is Lying To You”: Teachers Share 40 Harsh Truths Parents Really Need To Hear Don’t celebrate too hard—grades are inflated.

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32points

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DetriMentaL 3 months ago

It doesn't hurt to build a child's sense of achievement, each child has a different grasp on how they learn. If they studied hard then celebrate that inflated mark.

15points

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Daya Meyer 3 months ago

Back when I was a kid our life had been this way. If we had done something bad, we had to apologize. If our report cards are bad, we had to go to summer schools. There were always consequences. And maybe everything was easier for us because smartphones and social media and tiktok didn't exist.

15points

Rali Meyer 3 months ago

This: because smartphones and social media and tiktok didn't exist.

5points

DC and S 3 months ago (edited)

Your child may be the center of YOUR world, but the world does not revolve around your child.

13points

similarly 3 months ago

I first became a teacher over 30 years ago. Though I was a teacher in America, most of that time I've been a teacher in Japan. Some things have changed, and some haven't. I've noticed here in Japan a LOT more kids with anxiety. I've noticed kids who have very deep insecurities. I've noticed good kids and smart kids who just can't face going to school. If I could give advice to young people, it would be this: talk to your children, listen to them, spend time with them, do things with them, play with them, read to them, have a positive and productive relationship with them. There is no replacement for human interaction and contact.

12points

nicholas nolan 3 months ago

Do you think the covid era had something to do with it? Or did you notice it pre-pandemic?

2points

James016 3 months ago

There seems to be a trend among newer parents in the UK where they expect teachers to do parenting. Parents are not toilet training their kids now as they are demanding and expecting the teachers to do it. I think some schools are refusing to take children who have not been toilet trained. IIRC parents are not doing anything with their children. My wife works in a school in reception/year 1 (4-6 year olds) and she says more and more are coming in who don't know a single letter of the alphabet, any number, colour, can't read etc. Yes it can be hard and it is certainly repetitive and can get frustrating but you as parents still have to do these things. Because schools wont and they certainly should not be toilet training your child because you are lazy and expect someone else to do it

6points

Sharkfin6 3 months ago

There are a lot of parents feeling called out in these comments. Good.

3points

Aiden Brough 3 months ago

When I was a kid and went home with a flea in my ear my mum always asked "What did YOU do to the teacher?" wheras now it's "What did the TEACHER do to you?" Respect has been lost, just like the Police and pretty much everywhere else. And social media hasn't help one bit...

2points

winterwidow87 3 months ago (edited)

I was severely bullied in elementary school and my teachers did nothing about it because they didn't want any problems. I am SO glad my mum wasn't one of the "the teacher is always right" types, she was the type to listen to both parties and then make her own decision. She was on my side when no one else was and it made all the difference. I don't excuse parents who harass teachers because they gave their special little prince a bad grade, but this doesn't mean parents should never listen to their kids and assume the teacher is always right either.

2points

DetriMentaL 3 months ago

This entire segment was worrisome and not in the enlightening sense that the posters were aiming for.

2points

BookFanatic 3 months ago

My mom was a teacher. She was never MY teacher, but boy oh boy you can bet your bottom dollar than my homework was always done and my behavior was always (ok...mostly) respectful.

1point

clairebear 3 months ago

I think part of the problem is not that parents don't want to be good parents, they are simply exhausted from working long hours or in multiple jobs. Not an excuse but a reason that must be addressed, we can't go on like this.

1point

WonderWoman 3 months ago

Every single school should have cell phone signal blockers.

1point

LaserBrain 3 months ago (edited)

Seems like there are some upset people here. On the one hand I strongly believe in the value of a good, well-rounded education. On the other, I suspect that school is designed to break kids' wills and make them think that it's normal to sit in an office or factory all day until the bell rings and obey a boss, instead of being free and making revolution and following their hearts. Ok, so I used to be an anarchist punk rocker and am still a bit of an idealist.

1point

nicholas nolan 3 months ago

I can't speak for elsewhere, but that is indeed the major purpose of US schooling. That's not all a bad thing. Factory work does need to get done. It's a modern world and it would be folly to try and go back to a pre-industrial one. However, the draining away of the arts, or tucking them into specialty schools is a mistake that's been building for my entire lifetime, probably longer. I say this as someone who deeply, deeply hated art and music classes. These things are necessary to have, and they stopped having them.

0points

michael Chock 3 months ago (edited)

Why are test scores declining? Because you raised a generation of entitled, inept and uncontrollable bundles containing the future decline of humanity.

0points

nicholas nolan 3 months ago

Should we have hit 'em more, Mike? Like we got hit? That'll straighten 'em out, huh?

0points

Max Fox 3 months ago

One of the first times that I have agreed or mostly agreed with every single statement here. There aren't teachers, they're Teachers.

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BrunoVI 3 months ago (edited)

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Steinem Sukker Rumpe 3 months ago

Are you ok, love?

6points

iseefractals 3 months ago

FORMER teacher is very, very telling. Here's the reality, most people are not qualified to be parents, many of them barely graduated high school, the fact that they found someone to drop/take an unprotected load doesn't qualify them in any way, shape or form to educate their children in anything beyond how to exist as a halfway decent human being in the world. If your kid is having problems in school, it's likely because you suck as a parent. Time in the classroom is only part of the learning process, the rest takes place under the supervision of the parent, if you're not doing your job, it makes the teachers job harder. And like everything else in the world, just because things used to work like ______"back in my day!" Doesn't mean it has any relevance to the world today. Every comment you've made is an example of the kind of $hitty, entitled parents, raising $hitty entitled kids, while simultaneously blaming everyone else for not picking up the slack, despite being incompetent.

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BrunoVI 3 months ago (edited)

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Daya Meyer 3 months ago

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Rali Meyer 3 months ago

This: because smartphones and social media and tiktok didn't exist.

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DC and S 3 months ago (edited)

Your child may be the center of YOUR world, but the world does not revolve around your child.

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similarly 3 months ago

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nicholas nolan 3 months ago

Do you think the covid era had something to do with it? Or did you notice it pre-pandemic?

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James016 3 months ago

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Sharkfin6 3 months ago

There are a lot of parents feeling called out in these comments. Good.

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Aiden Brough 3 months ago

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winterwidow87 3 months ago (edited)

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DetriMentaL 3 months ago

This entire segment was worrisome and not in the enlightening sense that the posters were aiming for.

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BookFanatic 3 months ago

My mom was a teacher. She was never MY teacher, but boy oh boy you can bet your bottom dollar than my homework was always done and my behavior was always (ok...mostly) respectful.

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clairebear 3 months ago

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WonderWoman 3 months ago

Every single school should have cell phone signal blockers.

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LaserBrain 3 months ago (edited)

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nicholas nolan 3 months ago

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michael Chock 3 months ago (edited)

Why are test scores declining? Because you raised a generation of entitled, inept and uncontrollable bundles containing the future decline of humanity.

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nicholas nolan 3 months ago

Should we have hit 'em more, Mike? Like we got hit? That'll straighten 'em out, huh?

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Max Fox 3 months ago

One of the first times that I have agreed or mostly agreed with every single statement here. There aren't teachers, they're Teachers.

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BrunoVI 3 months ago (edited)

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Steinem Sukker Rumpe 3 months ago

Are you ok, love?

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