Mom was fed up with son’s bad behavior at school — he was stunned when she crashed his maths class to teach him a lesson
Parents want the best for their children, even if it means reprimanding them to get them on the right track. When they go astray, they need guidance from parents and loved ones to understand wrongdoings and work on them. Kent Live reported that a mom named Becky Crandley revealed that her 8th-grade son, Harley, started to develop an ignorant and rude behavior. She had done her part in explaining and redirecting him. Unfortunately, the boy wouldn’t budge and persisted in his harsh behavior. The mom came up with something genius to teach Harley a lesson that would help make him a better young man.
Brandley noted that her son’s behavior was getting worse day by day. Despite several attempts and methods to reprimand him, nothing seemed to work on the 8th grader. "It all started last year with his behaviour change. It's part of growing up, I think but it's his rudeness and disrespect I cannot stand. I have had phone call after phone call about his behaviour,” she remarked. She knew that kids of her age do change and take time to figure themselves out, but being inhuman was a big no. The mom was of the idea that her son shouldn’t be ruining his education when he has the ability to do well academically, per The Sun.
"He's not aggressive or anything like that but it's just his disrespect towards the teachers and the attitude he gives across at school — he's not like it at home. It's frustrating because he is intelligent but he's just pushing it aside to fit in,” she said. The mom had reportedly also warned him that she would come sit in his class if he didn’t stop misbehaving, but he would laugh it off and pay no attention to it. After she received another email from his teacher regarding his behavior, she decided to approach the situation differently. "He's had an untold number of detentions and isolations but nothing seemed to bother him,” she explained.
After the final email, she asked the faculty whether she could join him in class, and they obliged. So for his last lecture of the day, the mom made her way to the classroom and was introduced as the boy’s mum. "When he saw me walk through the door, his face went so red with embarrassment,” Brandley said. She added that when she arrived, the boy’s name was already written up for misbehavior. She went and sat with him through the class as she had warned. As expected, Harley enquired why she came.“I said, ‘It's because of your behaviour and the disrespect you show your teachers,’” the mom noted.
The duo proceeded to sit together throughout class. Harley obediently followed his mom’s instructions and paid attention throughout class. He was able to bring out his smart and focused self as he wasn’t busy planning mischief. Brandley was impressed with how attentive and great her son can be if he only avoids the misbehavior. "As far as Harley is concerned, something needed to be done and I think he'll definitely think twice now. He knows I will come to every lesson with him if need be,” she said. Sharing an important perspective with fellow parents, Brandley said, "It's not about shaming my son, it's about doing what's right and telling other parents they can stand up and make a change.”