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Hammock Parties · 11-17-2005, 12:49 PM

http://www.cnn.com/2005/EDUCATION/11....ap/index.html

Wayward student stuck on corner

Girl: Punishment humiliating, but it got her attention

EDMOND, Oklahoma (AP) -- Tasha Henderson got tired of her 14-year-old daughter's poor grades, her chronic lateness to class and her talking back to her teachers, so she decided to teach the girl a lesson.

She made Coretha stand at a busy Oklahoma City intersection November 4 with a cardboard sign that read: "I don't do my homework and I act up in school, so my parents are preparing me for my future. Will work for food."

"This may not work. I'm not a professional," said Henderson, a 34-year-old mother of three. "But I felt I owed it to my child to at least try."

In fact, Henderson has seen a turnaround in her daughter's behavior in the past week and a half.

But the punishment prompted letters and calls to talk radio from people either praising the woman or blasting her for publicly humiliating her daughter.

"The parents of that girl need more education than she does if they can't see that the worst scenario in this case is to kill their daughter psychologically," Suzanne Ball said in a letter to The Oklahoman.

Marvin Lyle, 52, said in an interview: "I don't see anything wrong with it. I see the other extreme where parents don't care what the kids do, and at least she wants to help her kid."

Coretha has been getting C's and D's as a freshman at Edmond Memorial High in this well-to-do Oklahoma City suburb. Edmond Memorial is considered one of the top high schools in the state in academics.

While Henderson stood next to her daughter at the intersection, a passing motorist called police with a report of psychological abuse, and an Oklahoma City police officer took a report. Mother and daughter were asked to leave after about an hour, and no citation was issued. But the report was forwarded to the state Department of Human Services.

"There wasn't any criminal act involved that the officer could see that would require any criminal investigation," Master Sgt. Charles Phillips said. "DHS may follow up."

DHS spokesman Doug Doe would not comment on whether an investigation was opened, but suggested such a case would probably not be a high priority.

Tasha Henderson said her daughter's attendance has been perfect and her behavior has been better since the incident.

Coretha, a soft-spoken girl, acknowledged the punishment was humiliating but said it got her attention. "I won't talk back," she said quietly, hanging her head.

She already has been forced by her parents to give up basketball and track because of slipping grades, and said she hopes to improve in school so she can play next year.

Donald Wertlieb, a professor of child development at the Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development at Tufts University, warned that such punishment could do extreme emotional damage. He said rewarding positive behavior is more effective.

"The trick is to catch them being good," he said. "It sounds like this mother has not had a chance to catch her child being good or is so upset over seeing her be bad, that's where the focus is."

Mr. Laz · 11-17-2005, 12:54 PM

**Bowser** · 11-17-2005, 12:57 PM

Hilarious.

You knew it wouldn't take long with today's sue-happy mentality, that someone would call the cops and claim "psychological abuse".

Halfcan · 11-17-2005, 12:57 PM

That is some great parenting there.

**Dave Lane** · 11-17-2005, 12:57 PM

Amen good job lady!!!

Dave

siberian khatru · 11-17-2005, 12:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gochiefs

Donald Wertlieb, a professor of child development at the Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development at Tufts University, warned that such punishment could do extreme emotional damage.

Goapics1 · 11-17-2005, 01:02 PM

Redrum's parents should have done the same thing 30 yrs ago.

**Bowser** · 11-17-2005, 01:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by apics1

Redrum's parents should have done the same thing 30 yrs ago.

His mom was busy, apparently.

**Skip Towne** · 11-17-2005, 01:08 PM

A great Iowanian philosopher once said "Spare the rod and spoil the broad".

Lbedrock1 · 11-17-2005, 01:08 PM

What I don't get is how the person that called the cops didn't see the lesson in what the mother was trying to teach. Some would rather parents let the kids do whatever they want and have to deal with a criminal later. If they are not beating the child senseless I say leave them the hell alone. Some lessons are best taught early in life.

Frazod · 11-17-2005, 01:09 PM

Seems like a good beating would have sufficed. Oh wait, I forget - that's wrong.

Demonpenz · 11-17-2005, 01:16 PM

beating a 14 year old? I would just make her work a day behind a fryer at some shit restaurant and live in some shitty apartment and see if thats the way she wants to live. ......

**alpha_omega** · 11-17-2005, 01:34 PM

Excellent idea....kudos to that mother.

SLAG · 11-17-2005, 01:37 PM

I have Decided To use this Method When My Kids Start Failing In life

Coach · 11-17-2005, 01:42 PM

Another good method is if your kid is struggling or failing, and not even bothering to study, is to hire a friend that your kid doesn't know. Then have that friend be a fake bum, panhandled on the street near your house, where your kid usually walk home from school or his friends house. And that he has a sign that goes something like this:

"Please Help. Only got 310 on verbal and 350 on Math on my SATS."

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Hammock Parties I'll be back. Join Date: Nov 2002 Casino cash: $4300478	Owned http://www.cnn.com/2005/EDUCATION/11....ap/index.html Wayward student stuck on corner Girl: Punishment humiliating, but it got her attention EDMOND, Oklahoma (AP) -- Tasha Henderson got tired of her 14-year-old daughter's poor grades, her chronic lateness to class and her talking back to her teachers, so she decided to teach the girl a lesson. She made Coretha stand at a busy Oklahoma City intersection November 4 with a cardboard sign that read: "I don't do my homework and I act up in school, so my parents are preparing me for my future. Will work for food." "This may not work. I'm not a professional," said Henderson, a 34-year-old mother of three. "But I felt I owed it to my child to at least try." In fact, Henderson has seen a turnaround in her daughter's behavior in the past week and a half. But the punishment prompted letters and calls to talk radio from people either praising the woman or blasting her for publicly humiliating her daughter. "The parents of that girl need more education than she does if they can't see that the worst scenario in this case is to kill their daughter psychologically," Suzanne Ball said in a letter to The Oklahoman. Marvin Lyle, 52, said in an interview: "I don't see anything wrong with it. I see the other extreme where parents don't care what the kids do, and at least she wants to help her kid." Coretha has been getting C's and D's as a freshman at Edmond Memorial High in this well-to-do Oklahoma City suburb. Edmond Memorial is considered one of the top high schools in the state in academics. While Henderson stood next to her daughter at the intersection, a passing motorist called police with a report of psychological abuse, and an Oklahoma City police officer took a report. Mother and daughter were asked to leave after about an hour, and no citation was issued. But the report was forwarded to the state Department of Human Services. "There wasn't any criminal act involved that the officer could see that would require any criminal investigation," Master Sgt. Charles Phillips said. "DHS may follow up." DHS spokesman Doug Doe would not comment on whether an investigation was opened, but suggested such a case would probably not be a high priority. Tasha Henderson said her daughter's attendance has been perfect and her behavior has been better since the incident. Coretha, a soft-spoken girl, acknowledged the punishment was humiliating but said it got her attention. "I won't talk back," she said quietly, hanging her head. She already has been forced by her parents to give up basketball and track because of slipping grades, and said she hopes to improve in school so she can play next year. Donald Wertlieb, a professor of child development at the Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development at Tufts University, warned that such punishment could do extreme emotional damage. He said rewarding positive behavior is more effective. "The trick is to catch them being good," he said. "It sounds like this mother has not had a chance to catch her child being good or is so upset over seeing her be bad, that's where the focus is."
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