Entitlement

Well, we didn't get the snow day that I was hoping for, but we did manage to snag a two-hour delay so that I got to sleep a little more. Woohoo! Even with school starting at 9:30 for the students, by 10:15, I already had a lawsuit threat because of a 504 plan that is not being followed and a parent who claims I "brainwashed" his daughter into taking an honors-level science class. We're supposed to encourage our students to challenge themselves, but apparently to some parents, this is brainwashing. Not only that, but his daugther has an A- in the class. Apparently this means that she is not qualified to take it. I'm sure Russ will be back on here telling me how easy I have it dealing with these families with a sense of entitlement, and maybe it is easier than what he deals with on a daily basis, but these issues make me nauseaus when I have other kids on my caseload who are homeless, suicidal, or homicidal. While I work in one of the wealthiest and most respected school systems in the state, I work in the "black sheep" area of the county that is home to the lower class and lower test score population. Yet the fact that their kids attend this school system gives the families the same sense of entitlement as the families who live in the wealthiest parts of the county. So I have the combination of all of the poverty issues to deal with on top of all of the sense of entitlement BS that I can't even stomach. Russ, I am quite sure that you have more craziness to deal with than me. But I think any job anywhere that involves teenagers also involves a fair amount of insanity. Anyway, I'm not asking for pity. Just griping. I like that my job isn't boring and to some extent, I thrive on the craziness. I don't think this is a job I'll necessarily be doing in 5 years, but it's interesting right now.