My son, the Terminator

My son is much more in touch with his feelings that most kids his age. Some might call him a bit emotional at times, but that sensitivity comes with a lot of empathy for other people's feelings as well. He also knows what's right from wrong -- though sometimes he forgets when playing with is siblings, but we're working on that :-)

Anyway, his class had a substitute teacher the other day. Apparently, this teacher had decided that a classmate of my son's deserved a bit of harassing that day. The teacher continued to berate the other student and embarrass him. The belittling and verbal jabs were so bad that this 4th grader started crying. My son and a few others knew that this was not right and, when the opportunity presented itself, they located the school principal and informed her about the situation.

The principal investigated the claims, speaking to other children as well as the substitute. She collected enough information that, after reprimanding the teacher, informed my son and his classmates that the teacher would not return to his school as a substitute ever again.

This school is really great at protecting the kids and the learning environment. They seem to know exactly what to do to make sure that the kids all have a safe and comfortable learning environment. They know that if you lose the kids now, it's a lot harder, if not impossible, to re-light that spark of interest and desire to learn.

I'm very proud of my son for recognizing something as wrong and taking a stand to correct it. The meek will truly inherit this world if they continue to stand up for each other.

Good job son!