Disrespectful or not?

[Luvin Life]

I cannot agree more. My daughter is 10 going on 30.

 

[miss_jayne]

tell her she hang out with my kids. you'll make it. it's not easy though.

 

[Luvin Life]

I don't know about that Miss_Jayne after all you are raising pot heads

 

[redhen]

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Hiker, as i'm sure you know very well...the last thing i am is a sheep!

I run my mouth and am very opinionated and DO stand up for what i believe in..BUT..i'm also no dummy...I know WHEN to shut my mouth..and EVERY person needs to learn to do that. *cough* youincluded...

Trust me...i know its hard when you KNOW that your right..BUT..again...there ARE really times that you just simply need to shut your mouth.

its life..its reality.... OR, learn the hard way. I'd prefer to teach my kids to learn to shut their mouths and respect authority when its called for. Hence... So hopefully they dont become job hoppers (i.e. They cant keep a job... because they never learned to shut their mouths when called for..) and so the tax payers (i.e. you and me and the rest of the working population..) dont have to support them while they stay on state aid or whatever.
Again just my opinion..You raise your kid how you see fit. And i'm sure that your a good parent..

 

[hikerchick]

I am not going to work for someone I can't respect, period. Most of the time I have been very lucky - I have worked for some wonderful people. But I won't work for a jerk. And the taxpayers will never have to support me. I am very good at what I do and I can always get a job. I suppose if I were desperate for work I would have to suck it up and shut up but I would NEVER give the person my respect- at best, I would be civil and keep my mouth shut. Respect ? NO. I have too much self respect.

My daughter is a tougher position - she is 19 and needs a job that fits around her college schedule. Her boss is arrogant and ignorant. She deserves no respect from anyone who works for her. I dont' believe that her "position" deserves respect. She just happens to own a store that her daddy bought her. Why does that make her deserving of respect? So my daughter just keeps her mouth shut and does her job. Respect the boss? NEVER. And I don't blame her. It is not about being right. It is about doing what you know is right. You don't cheat people, for example, because someone in authority tells you to. It's not right no matter what the person's position is.

 

[redhen]

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I said you have to respect their position.(i.e. Boss, Teacher, Police officer, etc...)...never said you had to respect the person themselves..

Thats a whole 'nother can of worms... Either way..ya still gotta know when to shut yur trap..

 

[hikerchick]

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I said you have to respect their position.(i.e. Boss, Teacher, Police officer, etc...)...never said you had to respect the person themselves..

Thats a whole 'nother can of worms...

I have trouble separating the two. But I understand what you mean - I get peeved when people say "Mr. Obama" rather than "President Obama". Whatever your political leanings are, the position requires the title. I just can't seem to do it at the personal level- manager of a Quiznos, let's say, is not a position that automatically deserves respect. Nor is director of tax- he is just a guy.

It's a good thing I am funny or I probably would have been unemployed long ago. People think my habit of just blurting out what I think is just part of my eccentricity.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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Every person deserves respect: simply because they are a member of the human race. Even if they are idiots, or worse, bad people. Giving a person respect does not mean condoning their actions or agreeing with their decisions.

 

[sweet tweets]

That's a tough one. The teacher was probably saying it like that so the kids wouldn't get confused, though it would be more confusing to them later on with teachers that would expect them to know the difference.

The teacher was not using academic language. He/She may have had the best intentions, but to use the word plus, when textbooks and test will say addition - not ok.

We have had this discussion in my school. If I teach concepts like simile, metaphor, and the like, but never use the overall term - figurative language - then I have "dumbed down" the content thinking that is too difficult for them - it is not - they love it.

"Should" he have corrected her in front of others - maybe not. But if I misspeak or misspell something, I thank the student who catches it! In a classroom of 30+ kids there are many things going on in my mind and I can be wrong - shock/disbelief. But to get a student in "trouble" nope!​

 

[jjdward]

Here are my thoughts.
I don't think the teacher should have been corrected in front of the class, epically more than once. I was raised that you respect someone who has authority over you ( mom, dad, other elders, bosses ect. ) Now, I will be the first to disagree with my boss, but I will do it in a respectful manner, and more than likely not in front of my other coworkers. I feel like his/her position is to be respected. Now that don't mean that they are better than me and I will not be talked to like a kid. I am a grown man. However, with that said, kids are different.
Thats just me.