30 Folks Online Share The Wildest Cases Of “My Kid Can Do No Wrong” They’ve Ever Experienced

And that is how we get college grads who are functionally illiterate.

Thank goodness for FERPA!!

And you did not notice that the grammar style was the same in that 5 pager?

I have no trouble believing this. I taught 7th grade in the US for about 2 years. (Quit to go into IT, if that tells you anything.) Had a student in the remedial class who was getting a 32% in class. Total. I gave these kids 5 points just for getting their name on the paper. At conferences both parents showed up... not to find out how to improve the grades, but to convince me to CHANGE the grade do to sports eligibility requirements.😠 I handed them a stack containing every missing assignment and said if they get done, I'd grade them and give full credit. I got 1/2 of them back and 80% of those had a decidedly more adult handwriting than the rest... and were still pathetically incorrect.

I love it.

well that escalated quickly.

The new helicopter -gun ship parent

Standard fare in China. My old boss used to 're-evaluate' grades I'd given students based on how large a bribe the parents had given him. Also, parents used to wait for me outside school and offer me money, cigarettes, alcohol, 'massages' from call-girls, and anything they thought would buy their kids good grades.

What’s going on in China?

Poor kid. Learning how to get along with other kids so you can develop friendships is an important factor to having a happy life. Her parents need to teach her how to change her behavior so she can become successful at getting friends, but this sounds like the mom is endorsing her child's bad behavior. And if a parent tells a kid that her behavior is okay and that it's the other children's fault, it takes the kid way longer to realize how healthy interaction works and how she's getting in her own way. So the mom is basically sabotaging her child's happiness, shame on her.

Kids in Australia dont need parents consent to go see a Dr after they turn 14yrs, this include psychological treatments. They can get their own Medicare card and the school can pay for the specialist if they need to. My school caters for kids like this everyday and sometimes the parents have their own c**p going on (drugs, poverty, DV, whatever) and don't want people involved for whatever reason (usually transport and finacial) despite the hurt it's causing their kid. Usually once the family realise were here to help and not demonize them and offer practical solutions they become receptive and get the help they need. My school is part of an initiative called Family's in Schools Initiative where we try to involve families more and actually help out with various things (food, transport, medical) because we recognise that if you can help make the home more stable the young person will benefit immensely and it lasts longer than bandaid solutions. The OP is 100% though, you can't save them all

Did anyone ask the young lady how she felt about getting help???

Some parents are very insecure and actively don’t want their kids to exceed their own educational level as they might “get ideas” . A friend of mine moved out of his parents’ house at 16 since they didn’t want him to do A-levels and that “he should be getting a job and bringing some money into this house”. So short-sighted.

Sounds like me then I quit school and got trafficked, parents didn't care I was barely 16

Retired teacher here, had a high school senior who everyone (including him) knew was autistic, but had never been put in special ed classes due to stigma. Kid was lovely, and we had a rapport, but he had to have some modified assignments. Parents need to deal with their issues and NOT take it out on children who need help.

People: You don't belong in this society. You're too weird and different! Me: Good, I don't wanna be in this sexist, racist, homophobic society

Disgusting, everyone should be treated the same, ethic, race, color, gender, religion, everything, there should be equality equal to all, and the problem is a majority of fathers this generation being horrible!

"Not sure what the dad had to say about that..." If the dad is teaching disrespect towards women, then he will also teach his son to 'man-up'. I'd bet a lot of money that he was abusive towards his kid (s).

I think wrong actions where taken. Kid should be banned from school, not up to dad to decide who is teaching his kid. Actions taken means it is allowed to disrespect women... even school agrees, lets give him a male teacher.

I had a child like that who was incredibly spoilt and his mother always made excuses. Then in high school he was playing rugby and when a child tackled him, he got up, jumped on his head and broke the kid's

This one sounds like it's the mom who may have had some traumatizing experiences, and has been conditioned to think that way. More context is needed.

My family has very different opinions, but we're all not judge toward each other. My parents taught me that no matter what I believe in, they'll be right behind me supporting me. On opinion is my dad is pro-choice and my mom is pro-life. I don't know where I fall on the scale, I don't really give a c**p. I'm just mad that school shootings aren't being taken more seriously than abōrtion.

This hurts my heart. I was always ( by mom, a professor) encouraged to speak up, but most teachers would. shoot me down. "Boys raise their opinions, and girls raise their hands." This was the 90's.

I had a couple classes where your opinion would get you docked. So I never volunteered one, took my grade and took no further classes from those teachers.

Should have told the mom, "You don't get an opinion if your daughter isn't allowed to express hers!"

To be fair, at 23 your brain isn't quite done setting yet, but that doesn't mean the kids shouldn't get consequences for their actions

Okay Mom, you want to take responsibility for your child's actions? Better get a lawyer.

And he's on the naughty list now