They are always learning something

I took the opportunity today to talk to the kids about the recent incidents of disrespect that have been in the news lately; at the VMA awards, on the tennis court and in the House of Representatives. The kids understood and were shocked by the appalling bad manners of people whom they think of adults. They were able to understand how disrespectful that type of behavior is and how the tennis star, the rap star and the congressman were the ones who looked bad. We talked about some of their choices and how they treat their friends, classmates and parents. I hope the shock they felt at the behavior of these "role models" influences them. I hope the lesson they learned this week was to behave better than those adults that were in the news this week.