Comments on: Spare the Rod, Spoil that Kid from Your Block http://dcentric.wamu.org/2011/01/spare-the-rod-spoil-that-kid-from-your-block/ Race, Class, The District. Mon, 16 Jul 2012 03:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Golden Silence http://dcentric.wamu.org/2011/01/spare-the-rod-spoil-that-kid-from-your-block/#comment-276 Golden Silence Sat, 29 Jan 2011 19:25:00 +0000 http://dcentric.wamu.org/?p=3739#comment-276 You obviously haven't taken a ride on Metro before. You obviously haven’t taken a ride on Metro before.

]]> By: Bill http://dcentric.wamu.org/2011/01/spare-the-rod-spoil-that-kid-from-your-block/#comment-275 Bill Sat, 29 Jan 2011 13:48:00 +0000 http://dcentric.wamu.org/?p=3739#comment-275 So the boys were noisy and eating. How horrible... So the boys were noisy and eating. How horrible…

]]> By: Singularity2050 http://dcentric.wamu.org/2011/01/spare-the-rod-spoil-that-kid-from-your-block/#comment-274 Singularity2050 Sat, 29 Jan 2011 03:47:00 +0000 http://dcentric.wamu.org/?p=3739#comment-274 "When an unrelated “Aunt” or “Uncle” corrected me, my parents were grateful for the assist. " Parents today are too egotistical. Correct their kids and they will bite your head off. In front of their kids - and that's why kids don't respect adults, because even their own parents don't. “When an unrelated “Aunt” or “Uncle” corrected me, my parents were grateful for the assist. ”

Parents today are too egotistical. Correct their kids and they will bite your head off. In front of their kids – and that’s why kids don’t respect adults, because even their own parents don’t.

]]> By: Anna John http://dcentric.wamu.org/2011/01/spare-the-rod-spoil-that-kid-from-your-block/#comment-271 Anna John Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:16:00 +0000 http://dcentric.wamu.org/?p=3739#comment-271 I know, right? I love seeing people step up and step in-- although I completely understand and sympathize with anyone who doesn't feel comfortable or safe in doing so. Still, after over a decade of riding the metro and watching as everyone puts their head down when young/people start acting up, I was determined to write this story...the "Man from Metro" deserves it, and it's a good reminder to all of us that there are still some WMATA employees and neighbors who are great at their jobs, who still care. I know, right? I love seeing people step up and step in– although I completely understand and sympathize with anyone who doesn’t feel comfortable or safe in doing so. Still, after over a decade of riding the metro and watching as everyone puts their head down when young/people start acting up, I was determined to write this story…the “Man from Metro” deserves it, and it’s a good reminder to all of us that there are still some WMATA employees and neighbors who are great at their jobs, who still care.

]]> By: Golden Silence http://dcentric.wamu.org/2011/01/spare-the-rod-spoil-that-kid-from-your-block/#comment-270 Golden Silence Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:05:00 +0000 http://dcentric.wamu.org/?p=3739#comment-270 Wow, what a story! I love hearing about people who step in when these kids act up. That's exactly why they behave the way they do, because there are no consequences for their bad behavior. Glad to know this Metro employee's not only looking out for Metro's riders, but for the kids of his community as well. Wow, what a story! I love hearing about people who step in when these kids act up. That’s exactly why they behave the way they do, because there are no consequences for their bad behavior. Glad to know this Metro employee’s not only looking out for Metro’s riders, but for the kids of his community as well.

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