Yes, i agree there is a double standard in this.
The teacher who wrote bad stuffs about his student, being older,
and more mature in his thinking, should be able to differentiate
the right from the wrong.
Kids, on the other hand, are younger and more naive, thus, they
are normally being given the benefit of doubt.
being older and mature don't mean that feelings don't get hurt,
or their pride don't matter. they're not Jesus you know.
if a 15 year old kid in school challenged your authority knowing
that he can't be touched, and you vented on your blog, who would be
in the wrong?
can you really be excused for being "immature" and "naive"? i
know you can be excused if you're mentally retarded though, but
beyond that, i think that everyone takes responsibility for their
actions, emotional responsibility or otherwise. like at least
feeling guilty about it. and not be cocky and brag about being able
to diss a teacher and get away with it, or even worse, after
dissing the teacher, and he takes the fall while you get away with
it.
take for example, this scandal 2 years ago:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wee_Shu_Min_elitism_scandal
i cannot accept it that people like them can say stuff like that
and get away with it totally scot free because they were "naive" or
"immature". in any case, they should bear at least some
responsibility and learn the hard way that words do hurt others and
they should be careful with them.
