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<blockquote data-quote="AnnieO" data-source="post: 431670" data-attributes="member: 6705"><p>Couple of things...</p><p> </p><p>When Onyxx says, "That's not FAIR!" I respond with a quote from the movie <em>Labyrinth</em>:</p><p>"You say that so often. I wonder what your basis for comparison is."</p><p>...When she finally saw that part of the movie? She lost it laughing. I don't hear much about fairness from her these days.</p><p> </p><p>When Onyxx is grounded? She cannot hang out with friends. Jett? Cannot sit inside and watch TV/play video games. MUST go play with friends.</p><p> </p><p>And... In one case, both kids got the same "punishment": no cooking without adult <em>permission</em> and <em>supervision</em>. Onyxx due to wasting food, and Jett due to making AWFUL messes. Same consequence, different crimes.</p><p> </p><p>...And fair? Fair is when the consequence fits the child and/or crime. Fair does NOT mean equal. Never has.</p><p> </p><p>I don't care if the teachers try to be fair to all the kids in the class. What I do care about is if they treat all children equally. Because NOT ALL CHILDREN ARE EQUAL. It's a fact.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AnnieO, post: 431670, member: 6705"] Couple of things... When Onyxx says, "That's not FAIR!" I respond with a quote from the movie [I]Labyrinth[/I]: "You say that so often. I wonder what your basis for comparison is." ...When she finally saw that part of the movie? She lost it laughing. I don't hear much about fairness from her these days. When Onyxx is grounded? She cannot hang out with friends. Jett? Cannot sit inside and watch TV/play video games. MUST go play with friends. And... In one case, both kids got the same "punishment": no cooking without adult [I]permission[/I] and [I]supervision[/I]. Onyxx due to wasting food, and Jett due to making AWFUL messes. Same consequence, different crimes. ...And fair? Fair is when the consequence fits the child and/or crime. Fair does NOT mean equal. Never has. I don't care if the teachers try to be fair to all the kids in the class. What I do care about is if they treat all children equally. Because NOT ALL CHILDREN ARE EQUAL. It's a fact. [/QUOTE]
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