My dude told me that his son brought home a note from his teacher saying that he would not behave in class on this particular day. The teacher was smooth because she wrote a smiley face on the outside and said "give this to your parents". Can you image little dudes face when he was questioned by his Popz as to why he was acting out in class?
I asked my dude what he thought about the whole situation and he said that he thinks the teacher has it out for his kid cause he is the only black boy in the class. Now I understand that we as black folk sometimes think that we are often on the other end of the short stick, but sometimes when it comes to kids we might just be incorrect in our thinking. Seriously, do teachers really stay up late at night trying to figure out a way to get that one kid in trouble the following day? Yeah that's what I thought 2!
In my life I have had many a job, but one of my favorites had to be that of a custodian supervisor in of the larger Indianapolis public schools. I was able to interact with many teachers, parents and of course students. I formed a bond with the students and gave them challenging words or riddles that once solved would result in sugar free treats. It never ceased to amaze me when I would see parents come down and complain that their kids were not onez to cuss or misbehave in public. My side job in the school was also security, so I had to be in the office for these volatile situations. The teachers always looked skerd when the black momz would get irate and somehow would look to me for help. I would tell the parent that I did witness certain things (which were true) but I would always say something the positive about the child and the parents would often look down or away and begin the solution phase.
It seems that as parents we don't always want to accept that our kids may bring reproach upon the family name but how much time do parents really spend with their kids. Then on top of that how much of that time is positive energy or do we use it all at work on others? Parents have a huge responsibility to inculcate positive traits in kids not just because we are parents, but more importantly because the kid didn't not ask to be born!
My point: Kids are like you. They will listen to what you say but do everything your actions do. My dude mentioned earlier, should not get so bent out of shape about his boy acting out, perhaps he should go have lunch with his son at school and make occasional pop up visits and then talk to his son about assimilation in school. Kids really just want love and approval of their parents. So when you kid is riding his bike around the hood screaming THUGG LIFE (and his name isn't 2 Pac), you might want to spent some time when him to curb this early. Ya feelz me?
Ward yall_____
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