Teachers

Back in the day the responsibilities of teachers revolved around the 3 r's but over time that changed. In the latter part of the last century families began to break up and teachers were asked to take on some of the duties that parents were neglecting. Over the past 30 plus years this trend continued and today parents are complaining that teachers have overstepped their bounds. This is a matter of communication since teachers would gladly return parenting duties to the parents but parents must be willing to accept the responsibility. There are some teachers who feel that their ideas on how children should be raised are more important that what the parents think and they should rethink their position. Most teachers would much rather concentrate on the subject matter and not have to contend with family matters. This would also improve the performance of the students. Once again politics has entered the picture and the issue is clouded to the point where the well fare of the children is hanging in limbo while teachers and parents try to iron out their misunderstandings.