Chicken picking at feet

[Ain't Nobody Here]

I have to go to the high school next to the special school where I work, every day and it horrifies me the amount of litter the kids drop (even beside the bins ). What I find amazing too, is the litter dropped obviously on the way into school (and inside it too) and what rubbish they're eating, presumably as breakfast )

 

I never have the nerve to say anything because there are so many of them and I don't actually work there .

[Seagazer]

I have to say that I have seen plenty of adults do this too though...

[Egluntyne]

Me too....

 

Setting a very poor example to others.

[BarbaraJ]

i have 3 kids nearly 22, 19 and 17 all still at home and they all know and usually adhere to the fact i don't like them to swear at home. i'm not a big swearer though hubby has his moments, mainly because i am around small children all day. i too think its a lack of vocabulary.

I think alot of parents now seem to find it amusing when their young kids swear but there is a time and a place and kids/adults should know when its acceptable and when its definatly not !

[Guest]

I have a class with some rather difficult girls in. Last week one of them was being extremely rude to me and I told her it was unacceptable to talk to me like that - she said "I talk to my Mum like that" So I said - I'm sure you do but I don't want you talking to me like that in my classroom. Actually she shut up rather than saying the usual "are you saying my Mum is wrong" (oh HOW many times have I heard that?). I guess her shutting up was an indication that she could reconise a boundary IF one was set.

 

And there is the sad thing - I DO blame the parents - too few of them are horrified by hearing their child has been rude to a member of staff. Too many of them will "defend" their child by calling the school and complaing whenever a punishment is set. Yes sometimes we do get the wrong kid BUT when you have 30 gobby, hormonal and somtimes just plain stupid, teenagers in front of you it's not always possible to see who is causing the problem and teachers are humans who make mistakes. I've met parents who reconise this (if only there were more!) and just say to their kids - take the punishment and it'll be over and done with no real effect on your school career.

 

I wouldn't dream of complaining if James was set a detention etc and felt it was unfair. I do chat to his teacher if there are certain issues going on with him. I am aware of a couple of kids who cause problems for him and have made her aware how I feel (one girl tries REALLY hard to get him into trouble - I've seen her do it twice now, goad him on and then tell on him even if he DIDN'T do what she tried to push him into - last time another parent said "James didn't do that!" whilst this little girl stood there waiting for me to tell him off!) Of course if this nasty child does talk my James into doing something naughty he still deserves punishment as he knows it's a naughty act!

[The Dogmother]

Don't get me going on the litter thing....

 

Yesterday afternoon, we popped down to the local arts centre to watch a friend singing a few songs in the bar - they have a family thing on Sunday aftrenoons, where people can pitch up and sing, children are always present. Behind us was a group of 4 adults in their 30s and one of them, a woman who was slightly worse for wear was hollering above the musicians and using the most foul language. In the end I turned to her and asked her to pipe down and to be more careful of her language in the presence of children. Needless to say she was stroppy back to me, so I explained that if she didn't moderate her volume and language then I'd ask the management (who I know personally) to remove her.

 

It fair spoiled the gig

 

Why do they have to do it?

[chickenanne]

To everyone who speaks to people causing real problems for others: good for you!

If more people did so then I'm sure there would be far less social issues, from teenagers or anyone else. It is difficult to do so, admittedly, and sometimes it is best to leave well alone. But I'm sure if everyone was more prepared to help others out, then the current situation with a minority of troublemaker kids wouldn't be as bad.

[Ain't Nobody Here]

Good for you Laura . It's quite scary making the decision to stand up for something - I'm sure everybody on the bus, and especially the old man, was proud of you .

[Tessa the Duchess]

I used to wade in and berate anybody who dropped litter or young people who swore or behaved badly on the buses. I don't do it anymore because basically I am scared of their reaction, I don't mind being told to 'go away' in colourful language but I am aware that a lot of young people carry knives etc. The only things I will react to are people who hit their children in public, goodness knows what they do in private or anybody that illtreats their dog in public, it is a sad world

 

Tessa