Who's to Blame?

In my English class we were showed an image that displayed a quote about the blaming of Dentist and teachers. When it comes to Dentist and Teachers they can highly be compared. A Dentists job is to teach the relevance of taking care of your teeth. For a Teacher it is to teach the relevance of all types of educational topics consisting of English, science or math. But all in all, the primary job for them both is to teach. The quote stated,

 “We don’t blame dentists when we don’t brush our teeth properly and we get a cavity. So why do we blame teachers when kids don’t pass because they don’t study?”

My reaction as to why we do things this way is because there are different circumstances between a Dentist and a patient then there are between a Teacher and a student. Circumstances like the fact that we only go to a dentist at certain times in a year but we go to school every day and interact with teachers every day.

This quote makes the big point of responsibility. It is the patient’s responsibility to go to the dentist and go home and make sure that they brush their teeth every day. It is also the student’s responsibility to learn from the teacher, study, and pass their tests. I agree with these statements, but sometimes I am guilty of blaming a teacher for not passing. Sometimes the reason for not passing depends on the circumstance of the teacher. At least 2 factors fit into this problem. We don’t go to the dentist every day and learn that we always need to brush our teeth.

But we do go to school every day and it is the teacher’s job to teach. There is a different relationship of a teacher and student than there are between a patient and student. A student and teacher are much more close which brings greater risk for blame. I know that I can say that I'm not as close with my dentist like I am with my teachers. I'm pretty sure if patients went to the dentist everyday that the dentist would end up being put to blame for cavities just because of those circumstances that the patient IS there everyday.

            But all in all, the success of not getting a cavity and passing a class are a person’s divine responsibility. We can’t blame other people in life for our irresponsibility. Just like we can’t blame the dentist for a cavity, we can’t blame a teacher for not passing. If students really have the strong will to pass, we’d take the initiative to do so and not sit back and blame the teacher for not doing our own work.  The bottom line is that everyone is responsible for their own actions. There is no need to put the blame on anyone because depending on the circumstances thrown at a person in life, if they want to see success they will go out and get it. Just like if a person doesn’t want any cavities they will be sure to brush their teeth. And if a person doesn’t want to fail they will be sure to study.