Teen Needs to Discuss Grade with the Principal
by Dr. Robert Wallace
DR. WALLACE: I'm mad as heck and don't know what to do about it. I received a B in World History for the semester. I earned an A, no doubt about it. The teacher is my mother's brother, so, unfortunately, that makes him my uncle. When I asked him why my grade was a B instead of an A, he said that if he gave me an A, people would think that he did so just because we are related.
I think this is terrible. I'm a good student and good grades are important to me. I told my uncle that I was g ...
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Posted by: Carla
Comment: #1
Tue Jun 23, 2009 8:39 AM
Dr. Wallace, you should have called "Ron, Ames, Iowa" on his distressing comments. Fistfights because a girl is trying to make him jealous? He thinks "aggressiveness" is justified if a girl is wearing tight clothing? Ron is shaping up as a misogynist, and a potential rapist and/or abuser! He needs to be reminded that aggression is NOT justified by a girl's mode of dress, and that a mature, well-adjusted man will respond to blatant teasing by walking away. Beating up some poor guy who unknowingly asked out a girl who's in a relationship? He needs to learn to control his anger and aggression and respect people's boundaries - even if they dress provocatively or flirt a little too much. From Frederick Storaska ("How to Say No to a Rapist - and Survive"): "No matter how unmercifully a woman teases, a man does not have the right to take what he wants. It is illegal, and it is called rape."
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Posted by: Van Wickle
Comment: #2
Wed Jun 24, 2009 10:41 AM
Yes, the boy sounds like a junior misogynist. No doubt some teenage girls do behave really badly, but "Ron" should work on improving his own behavior instead of blaming everyone else.
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