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This is appropriate ...

Submitted by jose on April 21, 2008 - 03:46.

I've been thinking about the entitlement issue as well. Lately, my kids have surprised me with the dialogue of "You gave me a __. Why?" or "You failed me, Mr. Vilson." Correction: You failed. If a teacher does everything in his or her power to ensure that the child passes, but the child does not meet the teacher 1/2 way, then that's incumbent on the child and the parent to alter said behavior. I think the Tempered Radical said it best when he said, "Usually, it's the child's work behaviors and not necessarily his / her behavior that ultimately determines the child's success." (or something like that).

Thanks for this post.

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