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Re:Teachers Quit Jobs at Highest Rate on Record by kokokokoko on Friday December 28, 2018 @09:09PM (#18781272)
If anyone has ever lived by the mantra "The worst that can happen is that they will say no.", this is what happens to a culture as a whole as more and more people behave that way.
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Re:Teachers Quit Jobs at Highest Rate on Record by jawns on Saturday December 29, 2018 @07:43AM (#18783341)
I don't think there's anything wrong with the mantra. But the "this" you refer to doesn't really illustrate a problem with it.

Here's how these exchanges SHOULD go ...

    Kid: Could I do extra credit to bring my grade up?
    Teacher: No, I'm sorry, the grade won't change.
    Kid: Okay.  (thinks to himself, "Well, it was worth a shot")
The unhealthy thing is not the venturing to ask. It's not accepting a reasonable answer when it is given:

    Kid: Could I do extra credit to bring my grade up?
    Teacher: No, I'm sorry, the grade won't change.
    Kid: How dare you.  You'll be hearing from my parents.
(or, more likely)

    Parent: Could my kid do extra credit to bring his grade up?
    Teacher: No, I'm sorry, the grade won't change.
    Parent: How dare you.  I'm going over your head.
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Re:Teachers Quit Jobs at Highest Rate on Record by huntertwo on Saturday December 29, 2018 @07:32AM (#18783318)
Especially when people are conditioned to be afraid of saying no. A lot of issues can be resolved with a “no” response.
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