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   We need to dump the U.S. Dept of Education once and for all, admitting that government indoctrination centers are a failure, in the context of a constitutional republic. Americans need to take back responsibility for their education and that of their children by removing that responsibility from government bureaucrats who have an agenda of their own. ALL children have an innate Love of Learning that too often in today societal makeup we destroy with the concept of 'one size fits all' and the nonsensical 'self esteem/every child is equal' educational concept. Wake up America and and take back a responsibility that is YOURS, that of educating YOUR child(ren). Then and only then will we cease to see violence of this nature within young children who now have instilled within them a Hate of Learning attitude.

   7 months, 3 weeks ago In response to Attack of the 3rd-Graders?

2. All should take a slice of the responsibility pie

   As I see it, all of the adults, parents, school administrator(s) and the teacher should receive the biggest slices of this pie, as they all have failed to take responsibility to provide guidance to this classroom of students. Yes, the students do deserve a slice of the pie as well, as they are the ones who hatched the plot and then decided to act upon it. So, they must suffer some form of consequences for their choice of behavior so that they learn that just because you think of doing something does not mean you have to act upon it, AND, if you do choose to act upon the thought, you MUST suffer the consequences for the choice. Now, the parents dropped the ball in not making a point of zeroing in on their own child's feelings that I am certain they were telegraphing to them. The teacher, I am certain, knew or sensed that she had unhappy students, (I can say this with certainty as I am a retired classroom teacher), and once she sensed there was a problem brewing, she could have sat down with her students to investigate what they 'thought' the problem was. Nine year olds in general are not at a level of maturity to discuss things of a feeling nature, this is an abstract thinking ability that is beyond nine year olds. And finally the administration failed because they should have been observing the classroom on a regular basis so as to have the 'pulse' of the classroom. I do not agree that therapy for the children is necessary here, but rather the teacher as she obviously has some deep seated issues that a therapist could help her come to grips with. I do agree though with the responder who said the young boy who brought this to other adults attention deserves a round of applause and a pat on the back.

   8 months ago In response to Attack of the 3rd-Graders?

Define what responsibility means to you.