Why do parents and teachers share their responsibilities with irresponsible organisations?
And there are a number of reasons why teachers and parents have ‘shared’ their responsibility as teachers with less than capable institutions and decision making bodies. In my experience, the following are just some of those reasons why both parents and teachers (a ‘body’ which parents often place their blind trust in first), do not always fulfil their role responsibly. Hopelessness – I can imagine that many parents and teachers feel they can in no way question the negative influences of the media already so much entrenched in our way of life. It almost takes the courage of a saint or prophet. I know I have been laughed at by some students myself – yet, I know I have their respect nonetheless and this is most important. “In many cases parents have given up their duty in this field or agreed to delegate it to others, because of the difficulty and their own lack of preparation” (page 10). “Frequently parents are not lacking in awareness and effort, but they are quite alone, defenceless a
