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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]“I don’t think children should be responsible for the emotions for adults” Really? The teacher is communicating to her students in words that children understand. Children need to understand that their actions have consequences. Newsflash, OP, people’s actions do have consequences and do affect how how others feel. You are a piece of work. Please, please, please bring this example to your Principal and ask for a new teacher....[/quote]

The feeling of another adult is not a consequence that should be meaningful to the child.  I've taught my children early on to respond to things like that with "I'm not responsible for what you feel."  And they aren't. [/quote]

This is being blown out of proportion, in my opinion. Preschoolers and kindergarteners are taught to say “I feel _____ when you _____.” I think she is trying to model that. Kids also need to know how to identify feelings and that starts with modeling as well. Stating a feeling that you have doesn’t make another person responsible for it. Kids do need to learn that their actions affect others. This position is bizarre. Are you going to teach your kid to dismiss other people’s feelings because he/she isn’t responsible for them? This will backfire in social relationships.

All that said, I think the teacher would have been better off saying “I am concerned that ____.”But honestly, I would want my kid to consider how she makes others feel, children and adults. And I hope she will make amends when it’s appropriate.
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PP here. The sarcasm is not appropriate. You should address it with the teacher. Going over her head seems adversarial. Surely you can think of a way to handle this with another adult.[/quote]

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