Expecting More from Boys and Girls
This Washington Post op/ed demonstrates just how degraded the culture has become for middle school boys and girls.
It's a compliment to be called a "pimp" or a "slut." Foul-mouthed trash is legitimized.
Surely all of us, as a culture, should expect a little more from our middle-schoolers -- and should strive harder to set them a better example.
It's a compliment to be called a "pimp" or a "slut." Foul-mouthed trash is legitimized.
Surely all of us, as a culture, should expect a little more from our middle-schoolers -- and should strive harder to set them a better example.
posted by Carol Platt Liebau at 10:15 AM
2 Comments:
Just walking through a mall after school hours or on weekends requires earplugs if you don't want to be subjected to filthy language. It's rampant.
IMO, this is a glaring result of the retreat of parents in the rearing of their children. The tip of the
"It Takes a Village" concept,if you will, which I believe to be worthless. This type of behavior can be addressed only in a family setting, where the parents and not the children are in charge. Be a parent when your kids are young, you have time to be their friend once they have become adults.
david
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