The Axiom Of Responsibility
Individuals Demonstrate Valid Behavior
By Taking Responsibility
For Themselves And Their Children
Unfortunately, in our nation’s schools today, teachers frequently do not have the ability to control their classrooms. In addition to many children arriving at school unprepared for their day, without the required supplies, proper sleep, and a good breakfast, educators are often confronted with parents who are unsupportive when their children require discipline at school, blindly siding with their children and assuming the school is at fault. This ties the hands of teachers and administrators: Classrooms become unmanageable and fellow students become frustrated, forcing teachers to either give up and provide lower quality instruction or head for the door to find a profession in which they can get the respect they deserve. Ultimately, this inability of teachers to discipline their students causes learning to suffer.
Given that this atmosphere is prevalent in numerous schools throughout our country, the fact that “more than 200,000 kids were spanked or paddled in U.S. schools during the past year” is all the more surprising. (“More Than 200,000 Kids Spanked At School”) We seem to be suffering from one extreme or the other.
Teachers spanking, paddling, or physically disciplining students is something that should be completely abolished in America. According to Magna Sententia, it is the parent’s responsibility to determine if corporal punishment is appropriate for their children, and if so, it is the parent’s position to administer such punishment.
It is also the parent’s job to make sure their children behave when they are at school. Educators are not there to teach your children how to behave; rather, your children should know how to behave when they arrive at school. Teachers are only responsible for one thing: doing their best to educate their students according to the curriculum of their classes, and in order to accomplish this goal, they must be able to control their classrooms. Thus, parents need to support administrators who suspend and/or expel their children because of discipline problems. If the school is having difficulty with your child, you must work with your child so that they do not disrupt the learning of all the other students in his/her class.
There is no place for spanking at school, but there is also no place for discipline problems. Parents raise your children to know you expect excellent, cooperative behavior from them when they are away from you. Their behavior is your responsibility. And please, when the school does have a problem with your child, listen open-mindedly: You provide your children with important life tools when you make them accountable for their actions.
Anna and Ellie Sherise
Creators of Magna Sententia
Authors of Magna Sententia: The Logical Cure for Our Society
