Our goal as parents is to give our kids a sense of right and wrong. It can be difficult, and occasionally our efforts fall short of expectations. One such instance involved a father who discovered his daughter had been tormenting a classmate who was afflicted with cancer.
Her father became enraged when she removed the girl’s wig due to the increasing bullying. He selected an unusual punishment that has since generated a great deal of discussion and conflicting views on the internet.
“I have complete custody of my 16-year-old daughter, whose mother moved on with her new family,” the father said, referring to his former spouse. He clarified, “My daughter got into trouble recently for pulling off her wig at school and taunting a student who lost her hair due to cancer treatment.”
“It appears that they have a history of animosity, particularly because my daughter is seeing this girl’s ex-boyfriend,” he disclosed.
When word leaked out that his daughter was being used by her boyfriend, he was caught off guard. He was shocked to learn this, and that was the final straw that caused the unfortunate wig event.
“After finding out about her behavior, I offered her two options as a kind of punishment: either destroy all of her electronics or go to the salon and receive a bald haircut. The father revealed, “She went with the latter option.
Many expressed their worries, arguing that the punishment was excessively severe and that she might become the subject of bullying—a bizarre attempt to promote empathy. “Everyone believes I went too far. He remarked, “Her mother was incensed, thinking that this will only subject her to more bullying.”
There were differing opinions in the public. While some praised the father for trying to teach his daughter a valuable lesson in life by making her suffer the consequences of her behavior, others condemned him of being overly strict and referred to it as “child abuse.”
You must think about the significance of your activities and how they affect other people. One supporter said, “This situation might teach her about empathy and compassion in addition to the direct effects.”
What do you think about the father’s style of discipline then? Overly harsh or justifiable? This fascinating discussion is still going strong as more people voice their thoughts.
Teacher secretly records coach touching girls hair and the mother speaks up after seeing the footage
Getting inside the classroom every day and trying to cope with all those students who have different personalities and learn using different strategies isn’t that easy. However, watching a shy student raising their hand and speaking in front of the whole class, or seeing a struggling student getting an ‘A’ makes you realize that it’s all worth it. It requires only special people to be teachers, because not everyone can rise to the task of shaping young minds into compassionate and responsible people who’d become a valuable part of the community.
The ideal teachers always go the extra mile just to make sure their students are doing their best to achieve the most they can. This help usually expands outside of the classroom too. And even if this effort may not be recognized by the parents, the school’s principal, or the community, that doesn’t really mater, because teachers know how great of an impact they make.
One physical education teacher from Valdosta, Georgia was giving his students a lesson in basketball when one of them, a girl named Kristin Paulk, approached and asked him whether he could do her a favor. The teacher said yes even before he knew what she would ask. The girl then said: “Can you tie my hair in a ponytail?” The teacher didn’t think twice before he knelt down and started doing her hair. Meanwhile, a fellow colleague named Kandice Anderson noticed the quite unusual sight and decided to put it on tape. She later posted the video on her Facebook page, writing:
“When your job goes beyond teaching… #CoachO #Love”
Kandice only wanted to show her friends what it really takes to be a teacher, and never did she think the video would be seen more than 3 million times. The phys ed teacher had no idea his kind act vent viral and he became famous. People found this way too adorable, and he was featured on Good Morning America.
“It was shocking to me that it got that much attention because we all do it.”
The teacher has three children on his own so he happens to know how to make a ponytail. He jokes how his expertise in hair styling stops there and if sweet Kristin wanted a more complex hairstyle she should have probably asked someone else to do it for her.
Kristin’s mother was also a guest at Good Morning America where she shared how she felt like after watching the video. She says she is more than happy knowing her girl has a teacher who cares so much.
We hope there are more teachers like this coach out there, who would do anything for their students’ well being.
This video is the sweetest thing you’ll see all day.
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