Now that Mother's Day is approaching in Greece, I've decided to dedicate my first blog on them and their behaviour towards the teachers.

Personally speaking, by the time a new school year is about to begin, I face lots of mothers who come to me in order to complain about the classes' schedule. The majority of them isn't satisfied and the reason is simple and just ONE...

"My son has got a football class that day"

OR "My daughter has got a ballet or chess class that day."

So, I've got two options: Either I change the schedule OR they change schools.

Yet, my question is...Why are some of the parents so obsessed with activities outside of school?

Isn't learning a foreign language important for their children's future or is the boy going to become a super-great football player? And if he eventually becomes an international football player, isn't English basic for his communication skills???

Last but not least, even though this is not the only problem I face with parents,

I would like to quote a relevant verse from an Obituary printed in the London Times:

"Today we mourn the passing of a beloved friend,

Common Sense, who has been with us

for many years.

[...]

Common Sense lost ground

when parents attacked

teachers for doing the job

that they themselves

failed to do in disciplining

their unruly children"