I think the "my child is a flippin' genius" claim is a modification of the "OMG I have such a cute baby!" thing all first-time parents do....I wish they would actually look at what they are really doing to the child; it's not a puppy or a kitten, it will grow into an adult human being and who really wants Ted Knight's idiot nephew from "Caddyshack" as a relative?
I had to put up with this bullshit last spring. The administration knew the shithead was a shiftless motherfucker but did nothing about the shithead because his tuition checks did not bounce.
The best part? He managed to focus on his assignment long enough to complete a student evaluation. That's okay. I left a gift in his academic file.
This is too close to true to be funny. This is why K-12 teachers need tenure, and until recently, they had it.
ReplyDeleteI love me some misery-nice one.
ReplyDeleteI think the "my child is a flippin' genius" claim is a modification of the "OMG I have such a cute baby!" thing all first-time parents do....I wish they would actually look at what they are really doing to the child; it's not a puppy or a kitten, it will grow into an adult human being and who really wants Ted Knight's idiot nephew from "Caddyshack" as a relative?
ReplyDeleteI recently had a helicopter parent put me through something similar... at the post-secondary level.
ReplyDeleteI had to put up with this bullshit last spring. The administration knew the shithead was a shiftless motherfucker but did nothing about the shithead because his tuition checks did not bounce.
ReplyDeleteThe best part? He managed to focus on his assignment long enough to complete a student evaluation. That's okay. I left a gift in his academic file.