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Old 07-05-2008, 05:34 AM
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Originally Posted by rob62521 View Post
I can tell one of my students, "Please don't kick that other student." and that kid will look me square in the eye and deny he/she did it although I had just witnessed it. It's frightening that we, as a society, would rather make excuses than own up to stuff.
Exactly. Even when caught in the act, kids deny doing something that you just watched them do. And the parents do the same, and defend the kids when presented with the facts.
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