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Parents as Friends

Happy July, this month I felt inclined to share an article I read from Erin Axson who is a teacher in South Carolina. She had a wonderful article on the state of our schools.   I felt compelled to share because this is the workforce we are seeing come into the market and it is causing management to feel the same exhaustion teachers do.   If we want a workforce that is comprised of hard working, humble and determined professionals we have to start early teaching them. Stop ‘bizarrely lenient attitude toward disciplining children’ – Teacher’s open letter strikes a nerve Erin Axson is a middle school reading and writing teacher in Orangeburg, South Carolina. In her open letter posted to her Facebook page, Axson said she knows not all parents will agree with her, but said she felt the need to say something after finishing the school year feeling “exhausted.” This is her note on Facebook: “Dear Parents, I rarely go off on social media tangents. It’s not my style.