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. 'They're mama grizzly bears. They're going to defend that cub no matter what, and they don't always think rationally. If I can remember that, it defuses the situation. It's not about me. It's not about attacking our system. It's about a parent trying to do the best for their child. That helps keep the personal junk out of the way. I don't get so emotional.'
While it's in the nature of parents to want to smooth out the bumps in the road, it's in the nature of teachers to toss in a few more: sometimes kids have to fail in order to learn. As children get older, the parents may need to pull back. 'I believe that the umbilical cord needs to be severed when children are at school,' argues Eric Paul, a fourth- and fifth-grade teacher at Roosevelt Elementary School in Santa Monica, Calif. He goes to weekend ball games and piano recitals in an effort to bond with families but also tries to show parents that there is a line that shouldn't be crossed. 'Kids need to operate on their own at school, advocate on their own and learn from each other. So in my class, parents' involvement is limited,' he says.

A. 어휘
grizzly bear 회색곰. [북아메리카 서부産(산) 커다한] 회색곰. defend 방어하다.
cub 새끼. no matter what 어떤 일이 있어도. rationally 이성적으로, 합리적으로.
defuse 효과를 약화시키다, (폭탄, 지뢰로부터) 信管(신관)을 뽑아내다.
keep ... out of the way. ...을 피하다. junk 폐물, 부스러기.
smooth out 매끈하게 하다, 평탄해지다. bump 돌기, 장애물, 충돌.
toss in 던져 넣다. pull back 뒤로 물러서다. umbilical cord 탯줄, 臍帶(제대).
sever 절단하다, 끊다. grade 학년. bond 접착하다.
cross 건너다, 渡航(도항)하다. operate 일하다, 움직이다.
on one's own 自力(자력)으로, 독립해서. advocate 主唱(주창)하다, 주장하다.
involvement 關與(관여), 참여, 연루.

B. 구문
- It's about a parent . . . get so emotional.'
[그것(자식을 보호하려는 학부모의 행동)은 자식을 위해서 최선을 다하려는 부모에 관한 것이다. 그런 행동은 마음의 부스러기를 치우는 데 도움이 된다. 나는 그렇게 감정적이지는 않습니다.]
- While it's in the nature . . . to toss in a few more:
[길에 있는 장애물을 치우려는 것이 부모의 마음이라면 길에다 장애물을 더 많이 던져 넣으려는 것이 교사의 본성이다.]

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High schools, meanwhile, find themselves fending off parents who expect instant responses to every e-mailwho request a change of teacher because of 'poor chemistry' when the real issue is that the child is getting a poor gradewho seek out a doctor who will proclaim their child 'exceptionally bright but with a learning difference' that requires extra time for testingwho insist that their child take five Advanced Placement classes, play three varsity sports, perform in the school orchestra and be in student governmentand then complain that kids are stressed out because the school doesn't do enough to prevent scheduling conflicts. Teachers just shake their heads as they see parents so obsessed with getting their child into a good college that they don't ask whether it's the right one for the child's particular interests and needs.
And what if kids grow so accustomed to these interventions that they miss out on lessons in self-reliance? Mara Sapon-Shevin, an education professor at Syracuse University, has had college students tell her they were late for class because their mothers didn't call to wake them up that morning. She has had students call their parents from the classroom on a cell phone to complain about a low grade and then pass the phone over to her, in the middle of class, because the parent wanted to intervene. And she has had parents say they are paying a lot of money for their child's education and imply that anything but an A is an unacceptable return on their investment.

A. 어휘
meanwhile=meantime 한 편으로는. fend off 막다, 저항하다, (칼을) 받아넘기다.
request 요구하다. 'poor chemistry' “화학수업이 시원찮다”
a poor grade 빈약한 점수(등급). seek out 찾아내다. proclaim 선언하다.
exceptionally 예외적으로, 유별나게.
Advanced Placement 越班[(월반)(우수한 학생이 고등학교에서 대학과정 이수AP)].
varsity (대학이나 기타 학교의) 대표팀. student government 학생자치회.
complain 불평하다. prevent 예방하다. conflict 갈등. obsess 강박관념에 사로잡히다.
particular 特有(특유)의. be(get) accustomed to ...에 익숙해지다.
intervention 간섭. miss out 빠뜨리다. self-reliance 자립. imply 암시하다.
anything but=only

B. 구문
- She has had students call their parents from the classroom
cf. have+목적어(사람)+원형부정사
[그녀(교수)에게는 수업 중 교실에서 부모에게 전화하는 학생이 있었다.]
- anything but an A is an unacceptable return on their investment.
[그들(부모)의 투자에 대한 대가로 A학점 외에 어떤 것도 받아들일 수 없다]