Taking Care of Our Children
We who have been entrusted with the education and care of children are obligated to go “above and beyond” when it comes to looking out for their welfare. Educators and administrators have no recourse but to look beyond the surface, investigate if necessary, and protect the children to whom we have made ourselves responsible.Dave Pelzer, who is currently an advocate for abused children, has written a compelling three book series detailing his own life as an abused child and the aftereffects of his abuse. His case was the third worst case of child abuse on record in the state of California. (Pelzer, 1995, 168) Pelzer’s mother was an alcoholic who was both physically and emotionally abusive to him. What made this a terrible situation more unique was that the mother did not abuse her other four children. Only Dave was the target of her hatred. Pelzer’s father, also an alcoholic, who ignored his wife’s abusive tendencies, even though he secretly indicated to his son that he did not condone it, compounded the abusive behavior. The father’s silence served to validate the mother’s actions. Pelzer’s teachers and administrators also maintained silence, thus compounding his feeling of isolation. These events occurred during the
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