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Originally Posted by marki
I have not personally experienced a great deal of this type of thing thus far (15 years) but many of my colleagues have. What do you think?
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Mark, SWMBO is a deputy principal and has been a teacher for quite a lot more than your 15 years. She experiences this all the time.
The children are OK. If they do something wrong they usually admit it and take the wrap.
The parents are not. The next day they are threatening legal action because their little darling could not possibly do anything wrong and so was unjustly treated.
The parents give the children everything they ask for. (Hmmm. I think I do that for mine and the grandkids.) The children then can't cope when they do not all get prizes.
"Punishment" is being sent to your room where you can choose which TV program/DVD/computer game you want on your own TV or computer, and where you won't disturb the parents.
I can't see things getting better.