I know Dan Yorke has been giving this some play this afternoon, but I honestly thought the same thing when I stumbled across this “open letter” from East Greenwich Teachers to the public. Namely, it’s not a good idea to imply that you–the teachers–are better at raising the kids than their parents. Especially this part in which I’ve provided–in honor of Kevin Nealon’s Mr. Subliminal–an interpretation of what they’re really saying:

We were there when your children forgot their lunch money {because you didn’t care enough to double-check} and we made sure they ate {when you’d have let ’em starve}. We were there when your children didn’t have a ride home {deadbeats}, and we made certain they were safe {lucky we didn’t call DCYF}. We were there when your children called us at 10pm {where the hell were you?} because they didn’t know where else to turn for help {because you are unsympathetic and uncaring parents}. We have been here from their first day jitters through their post-graduate plans {more than you, even}.