Hobbit
Senior Member
Kathianne said:I agree with you. But I do not think you are so 'exceptional' that other kids cannot benefit the way you did. Forewarned is forearmed. That was my point from the beginning. It's what I tried to give my kids and do as a teacher too.
Some of my kids have homelifes that stink, to put it mildly. If I don't tell them that that does not condemn them and their children to the same, who will? To ignor kids whose mom is a hooker, who's parents are into drugs, sorry, I can't do. I would never tell the kids I KNOW that, just that, "Many of us have homelifes that are not what we would wish. We need to grab ahold of those that will help up get out of this and then deal with other family members." Oftentimes, my students are the oldest of many siblings. Sometimes they are basically trying to 'raise' their siblings. Not possible at 13 years old, without adults helping.
Yeah, I'm nothing special, and that's what I keep trying to convince people of. I keep hearing that "kids will be kids" and "they'll do it anyway," and I think that shows an extreme lack of confidence in the kids. I say that they can do it, and will if you just tell them to instead of assuming they won't listen.