Weekly What’s Happening Wednesday: Will Smith’s view on punishment
The more I hear about Will Smith, the more I adore him as a parent. Sure, he’s a wonderful underrated actor (Seven Pounds really didn't get the recognition it deserved) and a very handsome man, but he’s also always defending the choices of his children. This quote from him about how he does not punish his children makes me admire him even more.
There were, unfortunately, plenty of horror stories this week as well. If you want to skip them, I don’t blame you—but I’m linking to them in case you want to read them:
A fourth grader facing brain surgery was actually approached by a teacher while in the hospital who wanted the child to complete a standardized test!
This poor boy was tortured to death at a camp meant to get the “effeminate” characteristics out of him.
Yet another story about homeschooled kids being taken away from their parents.
In Florida, a teen girl was charged with a crime when her science experiment malfunctioned.
Some homeschoolers are worrying about our right to homeschool after some comments from attorney general Eric Holder. I’m not worried yet, but I do think it’s important for us to stay abreast of information like this and make our voices heard as often as possible.
And I’ll end with a much more positive story: Andrew Sullivan’s comments in his essay, “Leave Them Kids Alone,” on how Lord of the Flies most emphatically does not apply to children, but adults—and he offers a true story as proof.
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