[SWTXBelle]

The whole "Well, we're only getting the teacher's side; we should get parents, too and then find out what is REALLY happening" thing reminds me of those who say "Well, it takes two to divorce". No. It takes two to make a marriage WORK; one ass can destroy a marriage.

You did get a parents' perspective. I am the mother of 4 in addition to being a teacher so -ta da! There you go. The difference is that as a parent you only know what your child tells you; you are not THERE at the school seeing what happens. A parent is not in a position equal to the teacher in terms of 1.) seeing the bigger picture of class and school dynamics and 2.) actually BEING THERE. It does make a difference. One also hopes that teachers have the benefit of their education. Yes, you may disagree with a doctor, but if you discount out of hand what his/her experience and training bring to his/her evaluation you do yourself a disservice. You don't go to webMD and decide you know better; you go to another doctor. If you cannot resolve the problem with the teacher, you to to the administration. If they can't resolve it, you change teachers or change schools. You may chose to home school. I've done all of the above.

While there are indeed awful teachers who are a disgrace to the profession and who should be FIRED they are the minority. As I noted before, the entitlement being addressed in the article is something we see manifest right here on Greek Chat - why would you think that the same heliparents who are here giving sororities and their members hell wouldn't do the same to the teachers of their children?

eta - And the attitude being expressed by some on this thread to teachers? Absolutely what the article is addressing. Teachers are not the enemy.