Parents - positive confessions and student evaluation

Some years ago i wrote a comment for a child in my class thus: "Seyi is enthusiastic about his work but lazy to follow through on goals we set out for the class"

This comment almost cost me my job, why? the Parents wrote a petition against me to the school management saying "that their child was not lazy in Jesus name" i stood my ground and explained giving an analogy- if you go to the hospital and you are diagnosed of malaria the Doctor prescribes a medicine for your use whether you use it or not does not remove the facts that you have malaria, as a teacher who had studied a child for three months if i observed he is lazy then the home and school should work together to help set attainable targets for the child.
Parents saying "i reject it in Jesus name" once a not too favorable report is given about the children. The fact that a child has a not to positive report from the school does not mean the teacher or school should be vilified for saying the truth, if you want to confess do that during your private prayers and  take constructive actions that encourages growth in all spheres of school development for your child. After all no person is perfect and giving children the impression that their is some one or something behind their inadequacies and moral weaknesses will breed a generation of children who will never take responsibility for their actions and seek to improve themselves.
So many children have health issues that needs to be addressed medically but some parents would rather cast out devils alone  and make positive confession than face the facts and seek help, some of this conditions are caused by parents inability to  secure and provide appropriately for their children.
For example there are so many cases of diabetes in Nigerian school children now according to health experts  reports but when you advice parents to pack healthy balanced foods for their children they will say "my child need to enjoy my money" when did enjoying money include eating over spiced noodles , exotic sweet biscuits, drinks and candies for children day in day out amount to showing wealth? or what of a child who still uses diapers at age 4 because mummy is too busy to sit the child down to potty early in the morning like our mothers taught us become showing wealth some parents will tell you that i can afford the diapers so let him use it until he is older? There is no point of been spiritual about moral, physical and health  issues that can be corrected.
I know that some schools and teachers write negative reports that are not constructive, this can be corrected by retraining of teachers and by placing emphasis on constructive reports.
Moreover,  i agree that we need to pray fervently for our children at the same time we should take responsibility for training them and take positive actions as the need arises.

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