At a time where the concept of personal responsibility for our actions (or inactions) has seemingly faded like camouflage in the woods, the school setting has become the proving grounds where faculty and families often reach a loggerhead as it relates to students and parents taking responsibility for their actions, behavior and achievement. A recent news clip offered a great example of responsibility deferred.
A family from Kansas was attending an event at a venue with an art exhibit inside. According to the report made by ABC News, a five-year-old child was “trying to hug” a sculpture atop a pedestal. The sculpture toppled over and hit the floor. Fortunately, the child was not injured. The sculpture was not so fortunate.
The mother was filmed lamenting her perception of the cost of the item being around $800. At that point, it seemed she was preparing to pay for the damage her son caused. However, when presented with a bill of $132,000, what seemed like her willingness to pay immediately turned into blame. It was the museums fault for having the sculpture “out in the middle of the floor”. “How come it wasn’t secured to the pedestal?” “How come it didn’t have plexiglass over it?” “He didn’t maliciously break it.” “It fell on him, it was not safe at all.”
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