Chapter 3: Classroom Behavior

"Whether or not we chose to utilize school has to offer is something that should be discussed between student and teacher -- not parents, students and teachers" ~ Mika (page 56)

This excerpt deals with the topic of when are appropriate times for a teacher to call a student's home. They talk about how teachers should work directly with students on behavioral issues opposed to just kicking kids out of class and getting administrators involved and/or teachers. Also these student conflicts at school can be a result of what is going on at home, either they have physical problems at home or the lack of an at home life causes them to act out in school.

Now, to get back to the quote at the top, I think parents have every right to have a say in what students are to get out of school, unless it is detrimental to the student. For example, if a student wants to drop out and they are still under their parent’s guardianship then their parents should have a say in what they do. On the other hand, if student’s parents have no will to allow their kids to get a good education, like they may need their child to work the family farm to keep it going, then a third party contributor should step in and not allow this to happen. We need to educate our children in America because without an educated society we will never move forward in anything, we will either stay neutral or fall backwards.