Can I ask kids not to use our basketball goal during DL?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What’s a basketball goal? You mean a hoop?

Technically, the entire set up is actually called a basketball goal. The hoop is just the rim. If you're shopping online, the product would be listed under "basketball goals"

[Anonymous]

Seems as if this may be around the curb so the kids are bounding balls in the street. Which is totally allowed despite the neighborhood bitty who wants to crush the joyous sounds of children playing.

[Anonymous]

Options:
1. Tell them not to play on it during certain hours...assuming it's yours.

2. Remove the basketball goal

3. Break the basketball goal

4. Suck it up

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Jesus. Yes, you are a jerk. Is there seriously NO noise in your home? Get some noise canceling headphones or close the windows.

People complain about DL, kids being isolated. Then they try to get out of the house and people still complain.

NP here, I am a teacher, and I'm confused. How do noise canceling headphones keep my class from hearing noise?

I think that the request that people not come on my property to do loud things when class is in session is reasonable.

how is that confusing? I'm a HS teacher and I wear headphones. not noise cancelling headphones, just regular bud headphones. the class doesn't hear what's going on around me

How do you know? Regular buds have no impact on what goes in your mic.

[Anonymous]

OP come back, you left us hanging in suspense!

[Anonymous]

Parent of a basketball-crazed kid who needs as much outdoor time as we can get for him: if it's your hoop, the neighborhood kids should play by your rules. If the neighbors want their kids to get exercise they can buy their own basketball hoops.

Yes headphones might be an alternative for you but it can be annoying to wear them all day long. Or you may have other reasons to want to be able to hear ambient sounds in your house (for me, I want to be able to know if my kids have skipped out on their calls.)

Either way, you don't owe your neighbors the right to use your front yard as a playground. Our kids need to be outside playing as much as possible, but our teachers also need to be able to teach without insane distractions!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If OP's neighbors wanted to be petty about it, they could call code enforcement. Some areas will fine you for keeping a "large bulky item" in the street or sidewalk.

So then their kids would have NO basketball hoop to play with, even on the weekends. Seems like cutting off your nose to spite your face. But if OP has neighbors like this, then she should take the hoop down. Why inconvenience herself for petty, spiteful people?

I'm assuming that the goal is on her property. If it is, she is not a jerk for politely asking kids not to use it at times when it is disruptive to her own students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Jesus. Yes, you are a jerk. Is there seriously NO noise in your home? Get some noise canceling headphones or close the windows.

People complain about DL, kids being isolated. Then they try to get out of the house and people still complain.

PP doesn't know how to read apparently.

[Anonymous]

If it's your hoop you can ask them not to use it.

[Anonymous]

Lay it down or cover when you are not using hoop.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP hasn't come back to clarify if it's on her property or not. OP, if this is actually on your property you can either take down the hoop or put something over it to make it unusable. You could leave a short note too, but do not leave a long explanation note from you and your class like someone else suggested. "just something simple like "Do not use, class in session".

If this is not on your property I suggest you get the noise cancelling headphones, the kind that come with the noise reducing mirohphone.

Good luck.

Yes.

OP, if it's your hoop but on private property, move it so that it is clearly on your property.
- If it's ok for other kids in the neighborhood to use at the right hours, then tape or tie a cardboard box over the hoop. Write on it clearly "Not for use between 10 am and 4pm," or whatever hours you want to set, and then take it off after. Put it back on every day.
- If they can't use it, then just remove the hoop for awhile to break them of the habit, and be vigilant aboutsaying "no, guys" if it gets used after you put it back up.

[Anonymous]

"Can I?" ... "My Hoop"
-what do you think, Op

Afraid of a little peer pressure? Do you advise your students to speak-up, or be afraid someone might not like them.

[Anonymous]

Week 1: Try a sign: “Please do not use the hoop until AFTER school!”

Week 2: Move the hoop all the way on to your property next to the garage and face the hoop towards the house so it can’t be used.

(Week 4: Try moving the hoop back near the street with the sign. IF you’re so inclined.)

This is why we can’t have nice things.

[Anonymous]

Troll.

[Anonymous]

Go somewhere else it’s their house they have a right to play on their court. Go to a park and sit in the car or something.