> today’s children rarely leave the sight of adult authority figures, and have learned instead to solve conflicts by appeal to authority
My niece who dealt with the kid hitting her on the playground every day by throwing a cinderblock at his face respectfully disagrees. I'm not sure this author has seen a modern public school.
How'd that go for her? I've heard stories like this typically end with both children receiving a stern reprimand from authority figures, which may end up reinforcing the behaviors from the article. I'd hope that's not the case, but it's been a while since I've seen a modern public school.
My niece who dealt with the kid hitting her on the playground every day by throwing a cinderblock at his face respectfully disagrees. I'm not sure this author has seen a modern public school.