if I'm bein real I do have an issue to an extent with telling kids they don't have to respect adults who don't respect them because a lot of kids' definition of disrespect is a teacher telling them to sit down and do their classwork
I think about it often, it was basically instant and justified every climate warning we received for the last 25-30 years. There was always a chance to prevent everything
kids need to hear you defend them btw. when you see someone wronging them, don’t save it for a “grown folk’s conversation,” step in and say “you are not being fair to this child.” that’s critical for their self-esteem. many kids have never been shown that they’re worth defending.
I'm telling you — now, as much as ever, you must write by hand every morning. You must write three pages on whatever is currently on your mind. You must preserve and strengthen your thinking through your writing.
Yes as a woman you must make everything fun, especially the tedious. Make your cubicle pretty. Make your nails pretty. Wear a drama-inducing outfit. Write a smut novel, or read dozens. Don't associate with anyone who thinks this is frivolous.
The real problem with the teacher/classroom discussions is so many ppl have such arrested development.
Yall are 9th graders mentally and spiritually so you react to teachers and class rules like an angsty hormonal teen instead of the grown adult that you are 😭
Equal in dignity and worth yes, but not equals in responsibility and (moral) accountability. We’re the adults, they are children. There’s still a necessary distinction between the two and we must be careful not to erase it. It’s in both parties’ interests that it remains defined.