I created a seminar for middle school children about the history of law. Part of it was to understand their obligations and rights. However, some of the children were terribly entitled. When I talked about how you are judged by your friends, of course 11 year olds said they would never abandon their friends, and I asked them what if your friend got you into legal trouble. Their response was that their dad was a lawyer so dad would get them out of jail. The entire idea that they could do whatever they wanted in life and some how daddy would find a way to fix it was enormous among these kids.
Of course today you just have a legal system or school that doesn't hold children to account. They do not have to learn because nobody ever explained the need in order to understand the world around them.
Yeah I turn to clips of Israel too when I get low. I have the Kotel on bookmark.
Very interesting! My students do not have parents who are lawyers... they are all relatively low income... but they definitely have a huge sense of entitlement. I fear they will get into trouble with the law because they have no respect for rules.
You bring back memories of when I taught sex and family life education to underprivileged middle and high school pupils here in Israel. Definitely a tiring challenge
I created a seminar for middle school children about the history of law. Part of it was to understand their obligations and rights. However, some of the children were terribly entitled. When I talked about how you are judged by your friends, of course 11 year olds said they would never abandon their friends, and I asked them what if your friend got you into legal trouble. Their response was that their dad was a lawyer so dad would get them out of jail. The entire idea that they could do whatever they wanted in life and some how daddy would find a way to fix it was enormous among these kids.
Of course today you just have a legal system or school that doesn't hold children to account. They do not have to learn because nobody ever explained the need in order to understand the world around them.
Yeah I turn to clips of Israel too when I get low. I have the Kotel on bookmark.
Very interesting! My students do not have parents who are lawyers... they are all relatively low income... but they definitely have a huge sense of entitlement. I fear they will get into trouble with the law because they have no respect for rules.
I think this is a generational thing too. Social media is more the parent than the actual parents. TikTok teaches them to not follow the rules.
I don't know how you do it day after day... (kol hakavod)
Me either. Just barely. I am so exhausted when I come home from work that sometimes I can barely walk. Five more weeks.
You bring back memories of when I taught sex and family life education to underprivileged middle and high school pupils here in Israel. Definitely a tiring challenge