Child Abuse or Tough Love?

[tmlforsyth]

Mom puts son on Tampa street corner to tell of poor grades

By Robbyn Mitchell, Times Staff Writer
In Print: Friday, February 18, 2011

TAMPA - Head hanging low, he stood near an East Tampa street corner for nearly four hours Wednesday afternoon.

Comments

[yooperchild]

I teach 8th grade so I smiled at his excuse for not liking P.E. 8th grader are amazing people.

I may think the sign thing is out of line, but given the amount of parents I deal with who have clearly just given up on their children (including one last week who told me, "Well...he's in your fucking class isn't he? You handle it" when I called to report poor grades), I give her credit for clearly wanting her child to succeed and to get an education.

[bitchsdangerous]

I give her credit for clearly wanting her child to succeed and to get an education.

Ditto

[homasse]

I give her credit for clearly wanting her child to succeed and to get an education.

Yup.

[hazel_belle]

Your last sentence is gold in my eyes.

[azetburcaptain]

My mother would have done it to me.

[evewithanapple]

Because humiliating your kid will totally motivate him to try harder. But spanking? That's just wrong.

[clairful]

At my school we have to stand in front of our peers at the end of every quarter and give a 2 hour presentation on our use of time and our grades. It's a mandatory thing, and totally humiliating when you've just spent all of your time dicking around. You bet your your ASS it's motivating.

[c_yo_yus]

Um... it is.

[beach_justice]

humiliation is actually a big motivator, i think. making classmates turn in papers and homework in front of everyone or reading an assignment out loud would produce very different results than say sliding it under a teacher's door.

[morbidoutlook]

If he is 15 and in 8th grade, was he held back or enrolled late? Maybe the lack of kids his age makes him apathetic? /arm chair psychology

[astridmyrna]

A for effort? D: