Rant on todays parents

So a nearby school district has fired an Art Teacher. Apparently she took her students on a school approved trip to the Dallas Museum of Art and the children saw a nude statue. Some parents raised holy hell and she is out on her ass.

Mind you, the district approved the trip, parents signed permission slips - I don't see the issue. Instead of having a talk with a 10 year old about the possibility of seeing a nude and how to appropriately behave in that situation, they scream and cry and point fingers at the teacher.

As a childfree adult, I have noticed a huge shift in the last 5 years in regards to parenting trends. Almost everything is geared towards protecting children, keeping them safe, etc. I live in a suburb with a very low crime rate, good schools, mostly upper middle class soccer mom type of household. Everyday these moms line up on the street outside of the schools for 30 minutes or more waiting to pick up their kids. Yes, they block the street completely and run their vehicles. Talk about a waste.

These people pay very high school taxes and feel entitled to complain about everything to do with the school. If they feel their child is being wronged or a situation isn't being dealt with to their satisfaction they yank the kids out and home school them. I know several people who have done this because their child wasn't recognized as a genius or the school didn't understand that Billy is an active child or whatever their reasoning is. I wonder how long the home schooling trend will continue.

It's amazing. I understand their fear about weirdos, perverts, etc but a mom I somewhat know told me her kids do not leave her sight - ever!!! I fear for this generation of coddled kids. When will they be able to make mistakes to learn from? When will they learn self reliance and gain independence? Will these parents continue to schedule kids every waking minute until they go to college?

I guess only time will tell. Wait about 6-10 years and we'll see if these kids can fend for themselves or if they will just implode when given a little bit of freedom.

I'm not even going to delve into a sub-rant about the ridiculous puritanical evangelical thought process of the majority of my area. Only in America would a statue of a nude human cause an uproar and a teacher to lose her job.