Pissed.....New Parent at an Independent School....

[Anonymous]

Private schools are a waste of money for pre-k, k, even 1st 2nd and 3rd. Public schools are stricter vis-a-vis behaviour in students in these age groups, and that's the truth. And it's also what kids want -- discipline and rules, firmly and lovingly set.

What do you expect when most are in search of "touchy feely" schools instead of academic rigor. One gets what one searches for.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Private schools are a waste of money for pre-k, k, even 1st 2nd and 3rd. Public schools are stricter vis-a-vis behaviour in students in these age groups, and that's the truth. And it's also what kids want -- discipline and rules, firmly and lovingly set.

Not sure which public school system you are speaking of, but FCPS is a free for all in K-2. No discipline, no rules and total chaos.

[Anonymous]

Oh really! What evidence do you have? Did your child attend? Or is this he said, she said grapola prancing as first hand primary evidence.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh really! What evidence do you have? Did your child attend? Or is this he said, she said grapola prancing as first hand primary evidence.

My child attended and I volunteered in the classroom at least twice a week.

[Anonymous]

Then one would "shop" for a better public. I was actually referring to DCPS. You can walk into any number of elementary schools and see happy, learning well behaved kids of all income levels in pre-k, k, 1st, 2nd etc...being instructed by truly astonishing teachers. Even in wards outside of 2 and 3.

[Anonymous]

I would have been upset that the teachers did not know this happened. When did it happen and where were the teachers? You should have been called before school was out that day and informed by the teacher of the situation but someone was not paying attention to the children in their care. This is just bad daycare I don't care how private the school is or how much it cost. The incident itself is not that unusual for the age but the teacher not knowing it happened is unacceptable. I would make an appointment with the Head of School. What else happened that day they did not notice?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would have been upset that the teachers did not know this happened. When did it happen and where were the teachers? You should have been called before school was out that day and informed by the teacher of the situation but someone was not paying attention to the children in their care. This is just bad daycare I don't care how private the school is or how much it cost. The incident itself is not that unusual for the age but the teacher not knowing it happened is unacceptable. I would make an appointment with the Head of School. What else happened that day they did not notice?

How can they possibly know every interaction between children? While I agreed that OP should tell the teacher, this goes overboard.

[Anonymous]

Another source for perspective - is to talk to your pediatrician, Most pediatricians would have significant training in understanding what is developmentally normal and when there should be cause for alarm. They are likely to be more objective than the school.

Sometimes this is normal - sometimes its not. There are other signals that can clue them in as to if there should be more concern or if it is simply normal. (Although, realistically, the signals may not be visible with your short interaction). The pediatrician can provide counsel on how to handle it for both you and your child.

[Anonymous]

Totally normal behavior. But i predict trouble for this parent unless she learns from this that she needs to take a deep breath.

[Anonymous]

Perhaps a Human Growth and Development class would be in order for the OP while child is at school. She might be better versed in age-appropriate behavior with some exposure to Erikson, Kohlberg, and maybe even some Freud. This outlandish thread makes me wonder if she's ever even picked up a parenting or child development book? Sure glad I'm not the teacher who has to deal with this one!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Perhaps a Human Growth and Development class would be in order for the OP while child is at school. She might be better versed in age-appropriate behavior with some exposure to Erikson, Kohlberg, and maybe even some Freud. This outlandish thread makes me wonder if she's ever even picked up a parenting or child development book? Sure glad I'm not the teacher who has to deal with this one!

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Then one would "shop" for a better public. I was actually referring to DCPS. You can walk into any number of elementary schools and see happy, learning well behaved kids of all income levels in pre-k, k, 1st, 2nd etc...being instructed by truly astonishing teachers. Even in wards outside of 2 and 3.

Oh please. DCPS is a pathetic school system--- Lafayette doesn't even have desks or tables for many of it's children. The second graders sit on the floor with clipboards to do their work- that is just sad.