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Don't turn schools into mere dumping grounds

A teacher and a parent got into a heated altercation over a young child’s academic performance. The parent, throwing his weight around, insisted that the teacher’s fastidious approach to grammar lessons was an impediment to learning.

The teacher, on the other hand, averred that punctuation was an integral part of education.

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