HELP

[Anonymous]

DD's 2nd grade teacher is giving kids candy (sometimes a single skittle, sometimes a bag of m and m's) as a reward for answering questions or working quietly. DD thinks she's getting shorted because she isn't getting as much as some kids. WTF is going on here? What do I do? This is seriously not a lesson I want my child (or anyone's) to learn. Do I talk to teacher, or principal?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DD's 2nd grade teacher is giving kids candy (sometimes a single skittle, sometimes a bag of m and m's) as a reward for answering questions or working quietly. DD thinks she's getting shorted because she isn't getting as much as some kids. WTF is going on here? What do I do? This is seriously not a lesson I want my child (or anyone's) to learn. Do I talk to teacher, or principal?

Forgot to mention said teacher ALSO, according to DD, "sits and eats candy while we all work hard and take tests."

[Anonymous]

Have you... talked to the teacher? That would probably be my first step. Is your issue that your kid isn't getting her fair share or that candy is being used as a reward? If it's the former, well, whatever, that's life. If it's the latter, I think giving candy as rewards, especially to younger kids, is generally frowned upon, so you might have a valid point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DD's 2nd grade teacher is giving kids candy (sometimes a single skittle, sometimes a bag of m and m's) as a reward for answering questions or working quietly. DD thinks she's getting shorted because she isn't getting as much as some kids. WTF is going on here? What do I do? This is seriously not a lesson I want my child (or anyone's) to learn. Do I talk to teacher, or principal?[/quote



Take this immediately to the superintendent, school board, the media, and consult with an attorney. Your child's Constitutional rights are being infringed and the teacher should be disciplined, arrested, and jailed upon conviction.

Friendly one, aren't you?

[Anonymous]

I might talk to teacher and tell her you are hearing a lot of candy eating in the classroom. Offer to coordinate donations of other inexpensive (dollar store type) items that cold be used instead. I wouldn't go in to fairness issues.

[Anonymous]

1. Chances are that the student getting a skittle for behaving has a behavior contract that has been approved by his/her parent.

2. As for the teacher sitting at her desk eating candy. Just keep in mind that when young children come to school they tell teachers about all kinds if things that happen in thier homes. Teachers take these stories with a grain of salt, you should do the same.