by M. Bustamante-Navarro

Created on: January 27, 2009

Parents are not the one's to blame, for their children deciding not to graduate. It is so easy for finger pointing and blame, but those of us who are parents know schools are to blame for low graduation rates. We don't send our children to school to be baby sat we send them for college preparation. The schools are responsible to teach our children, as they have given an oath when they themselves graduated in Education. Schools should honor that oath very highly, they are the one's to set standards and have the highest honor, by having the highest graduation rate.

Teachers in this new millennium care less if the students want to learn or not. It is very hard to actually find a dedicated teacher, they are either to old and resigned. School districts hire teachers whose back ground checks come back clean, and inexperienced young adults.

As a substitute for over twelve years, I I've seen the young teachers texting, or talking on the phone. Guess what the students are doing? Exactly, texting, hearing I-pods, MP3 players, or planning their next party. As I see this, it breaks my heart, because I have children of my own, and I wonder if they will ever encounter any of those teachers. A teacher has to find more dedication in one's self, so that they can get the young adults to graduate. They should put their personal life aside when they are in the classroom. There is always room for play after work hours. If students see the teacher not lead in example, then they won't lead either, but if a teacher leads in a good way then they will follow.

Some teachers have become so sneaky when a parent wants to meet with them, because their child is failing. The teacher puts together a behavioral folder on that student. When the parent asks what is happening to their child the teacher points out all the bad. How dare the student contradict the teacher, for his parents taught him to respect. So, the parents leave thinking they have raised an insubordinate child, blaming themselves on the child's performance in school.

It is not the parents fault that our children are not graduating high school. The school system needs to be more aware of our future- the students. Teach, and prepare them for what lies ahead. Embrace the teaching as they took that oath when they received their degree on that special day. The schools need to remember why they got into Education in the first place. Teach our high school students what they need to graduate not babysit.

Lead to Succeed!

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