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Commentary: Public education saddled with parenting chores This commentary makes valid points and is posted in the hopes it makes the community more aware of the economic, social, and yes, drug problems facing our community. It draws attention to the economic challenges facing parents. CM supports public education. We favor free meals - the best ones any kid gets all day - for all public school students. We favor free admission to school events. We think teachers need to examine fundraising activities which promote bad diet and bad family economics. We think those old fashioned egalitarian principles are just basic Christian democratic truths. But we never forget the need of personal responsibility, either. Bad parenting is a problem. The commentary is posted inviting a civil discourse conversation - but not a piling on of those already down We want it kept in the spirit of working together to finding solutions - the Adair County way. And a heads up: Subsequent commentary must be signed. - Ed Waggener. Click on headline for complete personal commentary 'Sadly, today, the education of children falls to about 3rd or 4th on a list of a teacher's priorities. Anyone who knows anything about children will tell you they can't learn anything on an empty stomach. Children who come to school hungry, cold, scared, and tired are not interested in the mastery of common core standards. They only want their basic needs to be met, and who could blame them?' - WRITER of THIS ARTICLE From A Concerned Parent/Teacher/Citizen Personal Commentary from an Adair Countian whose name/contact information is familiar to CM I wonder if your readers know that schools are parenting many, many children? Does the Mayor know? What about the Governor or the Commissioner of Education? What about our Senators and Representatives, or even the President of the United States? Furthermore, does anyone even care? There was a time when children came to school well-fed, clothed, and equipped with supplies and an attitude conducive to learning. Teachers, who had been educated to teach, were respected. With the backing and support of parents, schools were able to do their jobs, which is to educate. Sadly, today, the education of children falls to about 3rd or 4th on a list of a teacher's priorities. Anyone who knows anything about children will tell you they can't learn anything on an empty stomach. Children who come to school hungry, cold, scared, and tired are not interested in the mastery of common core standards. They only want their basic needs to be met, and who could blame them? The free and reduced lunch (and breakfast) program of the US keeps some children from starving. However, those kids need to get to school early enough to eat that free breakfast, which is sometimes hard since many parents are not awake when the school bus comes to pick up their child. Once they are at school and fed breakfast, a great number of kids are filthy and exhausted. They have not had a proper bath in days or weeks. Their clothes and shoes reek with a horrible odor. They fall asleep at their desks because they have been up all night. And it's the teacher's fault because they can't read??? I promise you, this only scratches the surface of the truly pathetic living conditions of some children. I've written only about the neglect of some children. The abuse of children is too heartbreaking to even put into words. Yet most teachers love their students like their own children. They hug their filthy bodies. They buy food, clothes and school supplies for their students even when they can't afford it. They lie awake at night and worry about those kids. And when they have time, they worry how in the world they will educate them and raise test scores so that they can keep their jobs. I wish I had the answers. I only have questions. When did it become acceptable for parents to not take responsibility for their own children? When did it become OK for schools to clothe, supply, feed on weekends and during breaks, provide healthcare for, and be the sole source of love and stability for children? Does anyone honestly think this country can survive many more generations of this? I write this NOT to offend any parents who are going through a hard time, who love their children and try their best to provide for them. I write this because I see firsthand the astonishing number of parents who are parents only by definition of biology. And I write this because something MUST be done! This cannot be allowed to continue! For the sake of our children and this country, everyone, especially our elected officials, has to stand up and declare "No More!" Sincerely, A Concerned Parent/Teacher/Citizen This story was posted on 2014-03-22 03:08:14
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