I’m angry at this national witch-hunt in America, which stems from the self-esteem movement.
Teachers have a thankless job.
It is difficult and traumatic to deal with antagonistic parents and belligerent children, who feel they have the right to say or do anything they want including telling lies at home to avoid reading or doing homework.
In fact, instead of being recognized and praised in public for my accomplishments as a teacher, I was often under assault by parents and administrators for being too demanding.
- George Carlin says sociopaths have high self-esteem. Caution, Carlin uses vulgar profanity in this video clip – just in case you are easily offended by anything that isn’t politically correct.
If you are an American parent, how many hours of TV do your children watch daily? How many hours do they spend on the phone socializing or surfing on the Internet?
How many books and magazines are in your home? How many hours do you require your children to read each day?
Do you attend parent conferences [these tips might help if you haven’t been]?
Did you know that many American schools have homework Internet hotlines so you can see what the homework is for each of your child’s classes?
This information is usually sent home from school with your children, who are supposed to share it with his or her parents.
This is the end of my rant about education in America and why the Chinese do it better – at least for now.
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Lloyd Lofthouse is the award-winning author of the concubine saga, My Splendid Concubine & Our Hart. When you love a Chinese woman, you marry her family and culture too.
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