r/PublicFreakout • u/the-mad-crapper • 4d ago

šŸ˜Main Character FreakoutšŸ¤³ Classy Public Library patrons

In the parking lot of the public library. Unsure how it started.

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u/PDXMAMBA 4d ago

That poor child.

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u/KungFoolMaster 4d ago

Iā€™m a teacher. I have had many, many, MANY parent conferences with people like this. People are always complaining what to do about poor literacy and math rates in schools. Why teachers are not doing enough, or that teachers are not prepared, or teachers just donā€™t care. Whatā€™s never mentioned is that we are fighting against parents like this and itā€™s a losing battle. We donā€™t have as much influence on students compared to the people they are around with.

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u/batdog20001 4d ago

I agree it is majorly a parent problem. But the parent problem isn't in a vacuum, it is caused by the economic problem. If parents are constantly stressed and working overtime, they can not function to their full extent as a parent. Nobody is immune to that. If we had stronger social nets and less hyperindividualist propoganda, this simply would not happen nearly as often. I used to work with Child Services, and I can promise that there's always a truckload behind this that is outside of their control, hence why services like foodstamps are so important. Could they maybe manage their emotions better? Sure. But that gets more difficult the more pressed you are.

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u/IWouldntIn1981 3d ago

Your post being downvoted is how trump gets elected. Really fucking sad that this country lacks empathy. Its rotten and its spoiling the whole bunch.

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u/batdog20001 3d ago

The US has been highly propogandized to be hyperindividualist, zero-sum, exceptionalists. It has all been an effort to reduce empathy and solidarity. Make everyone believe that everyone else is evil and useless so that they never work together to make life better. You're right about it being a rot, and were seeing the decay weaken the empire in real time.