Thursday, December 6, 2012

Conversations in Carpool

Carpool Kid:"So the Rosh is away for two weeks,.  that means kids are getting kicked out this week."

Huh?? I asked what that was all about.

"When he goes away they throw out the bad kids"
(I see massive generalizations don't really end yet at high school)

Me, The Driver: " What are you talking about?"
Carpool Kid:  " Well if the Rosh Yeshiva is around then he will say to the menahel, give him another chance. when he's away - chop!"
Me: (slightly horrified at that graphic image of "chop") "Don't you think the Menahel discusses these things with the Rosh? Before taking any.... action?"
Carpoolian: "Yeah, maybe, whatever.  Definitely kids get suspended"
Me: " Why?" (forgetting the numerous suspensions of my own charming well behaved sons in said school)
Carpoolian: "For really stupid things. Like sitting in the Rebbi's chair"


okay, at this point the humorous conversation got upsetting.

Because this generation thinks that punishing for sitting in a rebbi's chair is stupid.  Because some of these kids do not understand what being respectful is.  Frightening

3 comments:

wolfman said...

Suspension for sitting in the Rebbi's chair IS stupid. Mild punishment for same is not.

daughtersintheparsha said...

so iguess that's also the problem, equal punishment for all things.
but I don't agree with you. If we want children, or teens, to realize how important respect for elders is, then the punishment perhaps should be strong. also, I doubt this was a first time offender. This yeshiva gives plenty of warnings

daughtersintheparsha said...

so iguess that's also the problem, equal punishment for all things.
but I don't agree with you. If we want children, or teens, to realize how important respect for elders is, then the punishment perhaps should be strong. also, I doubt this was a first time offender. This yeshiva gives plenty of warnings