Yesterday I was helping my mother to teach her class while she was attending to some other matters. The class was as usual noisy but manageable. As i was busy engrossed marking some of their work, I did not notice the delivery man at the door.
"Who the hell is that at the door, cher?" inquired one of my students. I was shocked. Not with the sudden awareness that someone was at the door but at the student's question. He was very rude! I mean was this how he behave to others? I was furious and reprimanded him on the spot for his rude behaviour. I then went out to meet the delievery man. I apologised to him on behalf of my student's behaviour.
"Its okay, its not your fault that the boy's parents did not teach him to respect others" he replied
I smiled. He was right. The boy most probably does that at home and his parents never corrected him. The fault is not entirely his but also his parents. So I went back and told the student that his parents just got insulted thanks to him. I explained that if I were in that situation I would have said the same thing, perhaps more insulting. He was shocked. I warned him to becareful the next time he opens his mouth because the next time I won't scold him but will let his parents know what others think of them. Sheesh... kids these days!
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