Parents have certainly changed! Gone are the days when you could count on a call to a parent actually making a difference in the behavior of a student at school. If anything, the call to the parent only creates a larger problem.
It really makes me sad to have to admit this, but the reality of the situation is too evident to ignore. How much more can even a good teacher take from irate parents who come to school to 'get' the teacher without bothering to learn the facts? This problem seems to be getting worse despite all the efforts to improve parent/school involvement and cooperation.
Unfortunately, this means many good teacher are throwing in the towel rather than continuing to be disrespected, ignored, and ridiculed by uncooperative parents. Could it be that we have moved so far away from what true education was that maybe, just maybe, we have created this problem ourselves. If so what are we going to do about it before it is entirely too late.
