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1. Who is responsible for actions of third graders

   I have taught in secondary schools in Alabama, Tennessee, and Georgia for over forty years. If we stop and think, the fact that we are questioning whether or not the parents are responsible for this kind of behavior is alarming. Why would they not be? Is it their fault, entirely, is another question. Parents are responsible for the actions of their children until the offspring reach maturity. This is an idea that was taken for granted in the past, but now young parents seem to think that it is debatable. The first thing that must be done to solve these kinds of problems is to make it emphatically clear that parents or guardians are responsible for the behavior of their minor children. Regardless of the actions or circumstances, parents must again take for granted that they are responsible. Then, we can address the problem of who is at fault for outrageous, unacceptable actions. We, as a human community, must realize that the advancement or decline of any society is the responsibility of all of its citizenry. Who is then at fault for these kinds of shocking incidents created by what we like to believe are innocent children? Everyone is, including the children themselves. What, then, must we do to discourage this kind of behavior repeating itself or, heaven forbid, increasing in frequency? As adults, the most effective thing that we can do is to model the kind of behavior that we want to perpetuate and to avoid the kind of behavior that we want to prevent. It may seem that this answer is to simplistic to be effective, but if the majority of all of us did this on a daily bases, we would be closer to developing the kind of society that is becoming more civilized and less violent.

   4 months ago In response to Too Old To Be Responsible?

Define what responsibility means to you.