"It makes me angry," Bruckner said. "We should not give people like (Sykes) credit. These rules are basically 50 one-liners that mostly put people down."Gratuitous? Nothing gratuitous about it. It's particularly directed at people like her. It sounds like her parents could've used this book when she was a child.
She said she cringed at rules like, "You are not a victim, so stop whining" and "You are not entitled ..." because they struck her as demeaning.
Others, such as "The real world won't care as much as your school does about your self-esteem," struck her as gratuitous slaps at students, as well as the teaching profession.
By the way, do you have your copy yet? Of course not, because it's released tomorrow. But you can buy your copy of "The 50 Rules Your Kid Won't Learn In School" through Amazon.com and help this site at the same time. And for you hippies just dying to get a copy of Sykes' book, buy some fair trade organic coffee to enjoy with your copy of Sykes' book. It will make you feel better.
