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So...this is mostly a shout out to parents of kids ages 8-14. Mainly because it's a brave new world out there now. Things you did and taught as a parent 20 years ago simply don't apply to today.
I'm going issues I could use some advice on, mostly resolving around school, education...and my daughters personality.
First, school. Our school is apparently so broke, despite exorbitantly high taxation (I live in CT, the tax you to death state), that teachers have classroom sizes of over 30 kids, in grades 1-5. And they don't have enough text books, so...they make photo copies. But...they don't have time, so they need volunteers to make the photo copies for them. To me, that's a major holy **** moment. What. The. ****.
The kids. I never noticed it before, but as I become more involved with their activities...the kids my son and daughters ages (7 and 9) are atrocious. Teachers have done videos about how much effort it takes just to keep the class quiet and on task, or to get them lined up to go somewhere. 30 minutes, in some cases, to get kids lined up and quiet. Now, I thought, that's just teachers not knowing how to control a room of kids. But then, I put my son into cub scouts. Which is held at the school cafeteria at 7pm. I can't drop him off, so a I hang there with my daughter, because the wife is at work. I work with her on her homework. And witness the chaos. There is no order. The scout masters have no control, because there is none to be had. If I were in charge, I'd be yelling constantly. I'd have to use fear of some sort, because there is no discipline. One issue, there are autistic, or otherwise special needs kids mixed in, and there is simply no controlling them. And when they get crazy, the rest join in.
I can only imagine, this must be what it's like for the teachers.
I'm going issues I could use some advice on, mostly resolving around school, education...and my daughters personality.
First, school. Our school is apparently so broke, despite exorbitantly high taxation (I live in CT, the tax you to death state), that teachers have classroom sizes of over 30 kids, in grades 1-5. And they don't have enough text books, so...they make photo copies. But...they don't have time, so they need volunteers to make the photo copies for them. To me, that's a major holy **** moment. What. The. ****.
The kids. I never noticed it before, but as I become more involved with their activities...the kids my son and daughters ages (7 and 9) are atrocious. Teachers have done videos about how much effort it takes just to keep the class quiet and on task, or to get them lined up to go somewhere. 30 minutes, in some cases, to get kids lined up and quiet. Now, I thought, that's just teachers not knowing how to control a room of kids. But then, I put my son into cub scouts. Which is held at the school cafeteria at 7pm. I can't drop him off, so a I hang there with my daughter, because the wife is at work. I work with her on her homework. And witness the chaos. There is no order. The scout masters have no control, because there is none to be had. If I were in charge, I'd be yelling constantly. I'd have to use fear of some sort, because there is no discipline. One issue, there are autistic, or otherwise special needs kids mixed in, and there is simply no controlling them. And when they get crazy, the rest join in.
I can only imagine, this must be what it's like for the teachers.