> "But one can't get "being taken seriously" and "having the protection offered to children for not knowing better" at the same time." Sure you can. You're thi

> "But one can't get "being taken seriously" and "having the protection offered to children for not knowing better" at the same time." Sure you can. You're thinking in a binary manner, in reality 'respect' and 'protection' are not binary. To explain in simple terms, a student should be able to have both 'some' protection and 'some' respect. You don't have to protect someone like a child at the same time as respecting them as an adult.