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School Selfies: Teachers, Parents, Students and Bandwagons by Freda Lewkowicz examines why the public schools are failing and what can be done to stop the rot? Is there anything wrong with kids today? The first remark she makes is of the new generation parenting, which in fact (according to her) is non-parenting. Our attitude of inflating grades too much, and the unwarranted self esteem as a result of encouraging even shoddy performance, is in fact destroying our children by over protecting. We have forgotten the adage, “Spare the rod and spoil the child.” A test for empathy, as well as an analysis into drug use by students, will lead to surprising results.
School Selfies: Teachers, Parents, Students and Bandwagons by Freda Lewkowicz suggests a smart start to every new school year: school and surroundings made safe and secure, experimenting with new patterns and styles of contemporary interest, outlawing the victim game whether from students or parents, and permitting random drug testing are some of the measures that can yield positive results. Another change the author has observed relates to the lack of solidarity between colleagues today. (This in fact is true of any profession; a greater cohesion between those who follow a vocation, as well as harmony with their immediate society is the need of the hour, as proclaimed by many experts) This is a good book, and I agree with the author. The responsibility of providing an atmosphere conducive for teaching should be undoubtedly be accepted by society, if its future is to portend happier days.
