With a teacher for a mother, lectures about respecting your educators became a household staple. If one of her children dared utter a word against their teacher, my mother was the first to reprimand us and justify the teacher’s actions. According to her, she had lived it all and knew exactly what kind of student we were… and with 25 plus years of teaching under her belt, I was not going to challenge her on that.
But some could not be further away from that philosophy. Over the years, a trend has sprung among parents who would sooner scold the teacher before letting their children face any repercussions. My mother has told me of times where her colleagues came to her crying because of a parent’s blatant disrespect.
And that disrespect is especially obvious online, with parents tearing apart teachers for protesting better work conditions.
My Take: By Marianne Lassonde
