Have you heard about this?

[Sustainer]

I hope I'm posting this in the right place. If not, I beg the moderators' pardon.

Some parents made their teenager wear a sign with his grades on it to teach him a lesson. http://www.yahoo.com/s/1028441

[newcastlemama]

How sad

[lynchyk]

Wow. I'm not even as GD as most on here but that is just humiliating. Maybe the parents should stand with a sign saying "I know how to humiliate my child".

Kelly

[GuildJenn]

Maybe they should wear shirts with their income, debt, and waist sizes.

[LeighB]

I don't see the point. They said he was doing the work but not turning it in. I did that all through school because I honest to goodness could not get organized enough to do it. I think a better approach would have been working with his organization skills.

[Sustainer]

Originally Posted by GuildJenn

Maybe they should wear shirts with their income, debt, and waist sizes.

Good point!

[caro113]

That is horribly disgusting. How again is this not child abuse?

Maybe the parents should add their grades to the signs they need to wear.

[kay4]

that's crazy and sad :

[aniT]

Umm Where I am from an E is Excellent. The worse grade I see on there is a C.

If this child is being punished with a C that is rediculous.

Listening to this I guess and E is an F.

[BeanyMama]

Originally Posted by GuildJenn

Maybe they should wear shirts with their income, debt, and waist sizes.

YES.

How sad for him

[just_lily]

That kid looks totally motivated now. Their punishment totally worked!!

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[Danielle13]

It totally didn't even "work" in the first place! did you hear his answer?

she asked him did this help you learn to get better grades? and he said "Well I don't want to stand on that corner anymore" uh? was that the lesson? teaching him he doesn't want to stand on corners?

So horrible. I agree, they should wear shirts with their debt on them!!

[SkylarJulesmom]

He looks so motivated. : I see him on T.V. A few years from now probably shooting his parents Truly I feel so bad for this kid. Maybe if his parents saw that that he wasn't handing in his homework assignments there are other avenues they could have chosen, maybe have a "homework buddy" at school. (Someone who can help him get organized enough to hand his homework in) They talked about trying everything they could, going to the doctor so they could medicate him??: I don't get it.

[aniT]

Yea.. I didn't hear anything about hiring a tutor for Algebra.

[Breeder]

Of course Fox would have these people on. As if it wasn't bad enough for him to half to stand by a busy street wearing the sign and getting his picture taken, now the entire world knows his marks. Awful!

[kblackstone444]

Originally Posted by Breeder

Of course Fox would have these people on. As if it wasn't bad enough for him to half to stand by a busy street wearing the sign and getting his picture taken, now the entire world knows his marks. Awful!

Yeah, I thought that, too.

The tv reporters were pissing me off, especially at the end when the lady reporter said she gives these parents alot of respect for their effort in trying to help their son. : Ummm... yeah...

[mntnmom]

I don't think this will worked...but I'm sure the logic made sense to them. If you don't make good grades, you will eventually be humilitated by the situation your lack of options forces you into. Atleast they believe their son can do better and are willing to take the heat for this. They didn't give up on him and they didn't just beat him. They are attempting to be creative.
Now that I've played devil's advocate: I think it's awful. Obviously this kid needs help learning some skills and a little bit of "up-lifting". I have no doubt these parents are trying....but I am sad when I think about the possible end results.

[sapphire_chan]

I wonder how many people they had stopping to ask where the carwash was?

I also wonder why those parents have no interest in ever seeing their DIL and grandkids.

[MittensKittens]

Wow, I am just speechless! What a lack of respect. And parading him on TV is just as bad as the initial "punishment"!

[Sileree]

Originally Posted by LeighB

I don't see the point. They said he was doing the work but not turning it in. I did that all through school because I honest to goodness could not get organized enough to do it. I think a better approach would have been working with his organization skills.

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