Comments on: Mother of the Year or Monster Mom? http://blog.coreknowledge.org/2008/06/06/mother-of-the-year-or-monster-mom/ Closing the Achievement Gap: Teaching Content Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:59:33 -0600 hourly 1 By: Diana Senechal http://blog.coreknowledge.org/2008/06/06/mother-of-the-year-or-monster-mom/comment-page-1/#comment-4114 Diana Senechal Sat, 07 Jun 2008 15:09:21 +0000 http://www.coreknowledge.org/blog/?p=477#comment-4114 I'm not sure about this one. First of all, the news report gives no context. It's impossible for me to form an opinion without knowing more. How does this mother conduct herself? How has she punished her son in the past, and how has he responded? In the abstract, I can see that tough punishment may help this kid. But punishment must also come to a close. This punishment won't. Even if he tries to put it behind him, it will be there at the click of a mouse. It was on the news. It's now on video all over the internet. It will likely hit YouTube if it hasn't already. Perhaps future employers and friends will Google his name and watch him with the sandwich board and bell, years down the road. That mother should have kept cameras away. She seems to have welcomed them. To me that is not decent. I’m not sure about this one. First of all, the news report gives no context. It’s impossible for me to form an opinion without knowing more. How does this mother conduct herself? How has she punished her son in the past, and how has he responded?

In the abstract, I can see that tough punishment may help this kid. But punishment must also come to a close. This punishment won’t.

Even if he tries to put it behind him, it will be there at the click of a mouse. It was on the news. It’s now on video all over the internet. It will likely hit YouTube if it hasn’t already. Perhaps future employers and friends will Google his name and watch him with the sandwich board and bell, years down the road.

That mother should have kept cameras away. She seems to have welcomed them. To me that is not decent.

]]> By: Jen S http://blog.coreknowledge.org/2008/06/06/mother-of-the-year-or-monster-mom/comment-page-1/#comment-4108 Jen S Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:25:03 +0000 http://www.coreknowledge.org/blog/?p=477#comment-4108 She would rather embarrass her child and cause him the pain of humiliation that visit him in jail or have to pick out a coffin? What is the problem here? It is a monster who neglects their child and does not have the courage to meet the responsabiites of being a parent. She would rather embarrass her child and cause him the pain of humiliation that visit him in jail or have to pick out a coffin? What is the problem here? It is a monster who neglects their child and does not have the courage to meet the responsabiites of being a parent.

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