tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post6579873340229608452..comments2024-03-20T16:27:56.522+00:00Comments on Norfolk Blogger: Don't blame the kids, blame the parentsNich Starlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04237390959601973501noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-67381226210469182182008-07-24T18:57:00.000+01:002008-07-24T18:57:00.000+01:00Deplorable attitude and I fear all too common. Don...Deplorable attitude and I fear all too common. Don't let it get you down Nick - you're doing a great job!Laurence Boycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17838530535994771528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-61895568781251411242008-07-23T00:01:00.000+01:002008-07-23T00:01:00.000+01:00There is nothing wrong with working in a shop, but...There is nothing wrong with working in a shop, but this girl was capable of so much more than that yet her mother's low expectations were dragging the child down.Nich Starlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237390959601973501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-40831498679845346572008-07-22T23:03:00.000+01:002008-07-22T23:03:00.000+01:00I've told a few teachers where to go in my time as...I've told a few teachers where to go in my time as have my parents, and while I'm not advocating graduitous rudeness, I do think that if you're not from a nice cosy middle class background then assertiveness is a skill that you absolutely have to learn if you want to get anywhere in life. <BR/><BR/>Also, what is wrong with being a builder or working in a shop? I admit that those parents don't sound very supportive, but maybe they realise that their children don't have the academic potential to go on to be a doctor or a lawyer, as not everyone can. Some people just don't have the ambition for anything other than a good honest job, and its a shame that the education system makes these people feel excluded by sneering at this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-50984747277014891272008-07-22T19:29:00.000+01:002008-07-22T19:29:00.000+01:00I hated school, but I had the upmost respect for t...I hated school, but I had the upmost respect for the teachers that demanded respect.<BR/><BR/>I know what they were trying to do....teach.<BR/><BR/>Unless the child can be told that education is the gateway to life and living, what hope has our society when kids are becoming ever so alienated by their own actions.<BR/><BR/>Shame on those parents.Catchthebudgiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00352940835540551675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-995667019097780072008-07-22T16:59:00.000+01:002008-07-22T16:59:00.000+01:00Not disimilar to the parent a few years ago who as...Not disimilar to the parent a few years ago who asked me not to push her daughter too hard in class as the mother explained "She'll be quite happy with a job in a shop like me when she is older".Nich Starlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237390959601973501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-35066842590697223632008-07-22T13:17:00.000+01:002008-07-22T13:17:00.000+01:00Its grudge culture.Blame 20 years of Eastenders wi...Its grudge culture.<BR/>Blame 20 years of Eastenders with people shouting their trivialities at each other every episode. 1st reaction is always a shout up. <BR/><BR/>However, worse was I heard one dad telling his son that staying on after 16 was a complete waste. The dad had done fine [ builder] and he said school teaches you nothing.<BR/>That was a few years ago. Wonder how that Dad's doing now the housebuilding recession is on. <BR/>He can always fall back on.... <BR/>nothing.Bill Quango MPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14861116614665461655noreply@blogger.com