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katakowsj  ·  974 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: No One Expects Young Men To Do Anything and They Are Responding By Doing Nothing

As an 8th grade math and science teacher , I can report that I see boatloads of low expectations coming from the homes ofmy students. I do nave some boys that actively disrupt my class and are defended by Mom or Dad, as I theunfair teacher play the role of classroom referee and call foul when necessary in my classroom and apply the proper consequence.

  In the past several years,I have yet to have a parent thank me for taking the extra time to contact them over my concern for their son’s lack of progress in my class.  

Wake up people! Parent is a verb!

Thanks for posting this article. This is where we start to repair the damage done.