4 ms·
There are some crappy parents out there, or parents just doing the best they can after being delt a crappy hand. Those parents who can't find the time / motiva
by HlessClaudesman 3y ago
There are some crappy parents out there, or parents just doing the best they can after being delt a crappy hand.
Those parents who can't find the time / motivation to spend some time doing learning activities with their kids really shouldn't have applied for the job of parent in the first place.
If more parents took ultimate responsibility for their kids learning outcomes teachers would be under less pressure, and would have more ability to provide extra help.
- ninkendo 3y ago> just doing the best they can after being delt a crappy hand > really shouldn't have applied for the job of parent in the first place Yeah, I mean if you plan on getting laid off from your career some day and have to work two jobs to make ends meet, you really shouldn't have kids. Having kids should only be reserved for people who plan on having no unforeseen issues ever come up in their life, am I right? Parents should just take responsibility and make sure that they don't ever come across hard times. See also: the poor are just lazy.
- HlessClaudesman 3y agoWhat I actually said is that the more parents can take responsibility teaching their children, the more it frees up teachers to teach those kids who need more help. No judgment on anyone's economic status. Turning every response into a gotcha isn't incisive, there are plenty of other forums better suited than Hacker News if arguing and strawmanning is your thing. Chill out.
- ninkendo 3y agoYour last paragraph said that yes. But your second paragraph explicitly says that if you don’t have the time then you’re not qualified as a parent. That doesn’t need to have a gotcha response, it stands on its own as representing willful ignorance to the problems people face.