DCPS food as a reward policy? (Wellness Policy?)

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Anonymous wrote:In my experience as a teacher, teachers tend to resort to things like a food/candy reward when everything else has failed. Cut them some slack; student behaviors are becoming increasingly difficult to manage.

Parents have to deal with the same challenges (and the future eating disorders). Why should teachers get to claim the cheap and easy tactics?

If you think a classroom pizza party is going to give your kid an eating disorder, consider that the unhealthy relationship to food may be coming from you …

I don't care about classroom parties or pizza. I do care when kids are given candy as a specific reward tied to doing a daily assignment or whatever, like they are dogs getting treats, particularly when the treats go to only some of the class.

You should go to a charter.

Agree with this. Go to a charter and you won’t have to worry about candy or sweets - none at our charter.

Why the difference?

IMO, it’s a SES thing. Families with means are able to make healthier choices and focus more on staying healthy. Lower SES families don’t have the money or time and sometimes it’s cheaper to order take out/fast food than cook healthy at home.

Also the DCPS schools that tend to do a lot more rewards with sweets and candy are the poorer, title 1 schools where parents don’t push back.

omg. you parents of 3 year olds crack me up. plenty of candy and pizza parties at our 5-star DCPS.

You are a troll. No 5 star DCPS. Name the school.

Not PP (and never heard about a 5 star school) but my kids went to Janney and had the occasional pizza or movie party. The teacher would always let us know in advance. The whole class would earn it. I never had a problem with it.

[Anonymous]

HS teacher bringing a treat to my classes for homework completion this week. Maybe I’m the teacher that inspired OP’s post. Treats are a silly reward, yes. At any DCPS school this cannot be the biggest problem you can find (no paper for the past two months, teacher vacancies, classes with no textbooks).

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Anonymous wrote:In my experience as a teacher, teachers tend to resort to things like a food/candy reward when everything else has failed. Cut them some slack; student behaviors are becoming increasingly difficult to manage.

Parents have to deal with the same challenges (and the future eating disorders). Why should teachers get to claim the cheap and easy tactics?

If you think a classroom pizza party is going to give your kid an eating disorder, consider that the unhealthy relationship to food may be coming from you …

I don't care about classroom parties or pizza. I do care when kids are given candy as a specific reward tied to doing a daily assignment or whatever, like they are dogs getting treats, particularly when the treats go to only some of the class.

You should go to a charter.

Agree with this. Go to a charter and you won’t have to worry about candy or sweets - none at our charter.

I do think this is true of some charters. We are DCPS (tons of candy and sweets), but we have friends at some of the "HRCS" (I get it's a dumb name but it makes it easy to know what schools I'm talking about) and their schools are insane about sugar. Like they send notes home with kids to inform parents that their lunches don't comply with the sugar policy crazy. These schools cater to certain kinds of parents.

I don't like all the treats they give away at our school BUT I actually think it's better than an approach where they are insanely restrictive. I am teaching my kid about balanced eating and that it's okay to have a sweet treat but to pay attention to her body and not just load up on sweets because your body needs real food. In the long term, I think being in a less restrictive environment but getting good guidance from us (and us modeling a healthy approach to food) will have a better outcome than just trying to control her exposure to junk food everywhere she goes. Eventually she will wind up somewhere with junk food. I want her to make good choices in that setting, and not freak out because she's been taught those foods are the devil.

Not at charter above but there is no insane restrictive environment. If a school has a no candy policy and new parents don’t realize this, then fine for note to go home. If the parent knows about the policy and sends in candy, then a note should go home because the parent is not following school policy.

No candy at school doesn’t mean that the kid can’t get candy at home. Parents can do whatever they want at home. No one said anything about foods are the devil. That’s coming from you.

I agree that the lower SES schools are much more lenient and more prevalent to give out sweets as rewards. Many posts about this if you do a search,

I’m the PP and the charter in question sent notes home with parents that some of the items in their lunches had added sugar and the school only allows natural sugars in lunches. They were not sending in candy, they were sending in graham crackers. Yes, that is insanely restrictive.

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Anonymous wrote:In my experience as a teacher, teachers tend to resort to things like a food/candy reward when everything else has failed. Cut them some slack; student behaviors are becoming increasingly difficult to manage.

Parents have to deal with the same challenges (and the future eating disorders). Why should teachers get to claim the cheap and easy tactics?

If you think a classroom pizza party is going to give your kid an eating disorder, consider that the unhealthy relationship to food may be coming from you …

I don't care about classroom parties or pizza. I do care when kids are given candy as a specific reward tied to doing a daily assignment or whatever, like they are dogs getting treats, particularly when the treats go to only some of the class.

You should go to a charter.

Agree with this. Go to a charter and you won’t have to worry about candy or sweets - none at our charter.

I do think this is true of some charters. We are DCPS (tons of candy and sweets), but we have friends at some of the "HRCS" (I get it's a dumb name but it makes it easy to know what schools I'm talking about) and their schools are insane about sugar. Like they send notes home with kids to inform parents that their lunches don't comply with the sugar policy crazy. These schools cater to certain kinds of parents.

I don't like all the treats they give away at our school BUT I actually think it's better than an approach where they are insanely restrictive. I am teaching my kid about balanced eating and that it's okay to have a sweet treat but to pay attention to her body and not just load up on sweets because your body needs real food. In the long term, I think being in a less restrictive environment but getting good guidance from us (and us modeling a healthy approach to food) will have a better outcome than just trying to control her exposure to junk food everywhere she goes. Eventually she will wind up somewhere with junk food. I want her to make good choices in that setting, and not freak out because she's been taught those foods are the devil.

Not at charter above but there is no insane restrictive environment. If a school has a no candy policy and new parents don’t realize this, then fine for note to go home. If the parent knows about the policy and sends in candy, then a note should go home because the parent is not following school policy.

No candy at school doesn’t mean that the kid can’t get candy at home. Parents can do whatever they want at home. No one said anything about foods are the devil. That’s coming from you.

I agree that the lower SES schools are much more lenient and more prevalent to give out sweets as rewards. Many posts about this if you do a search,

I’m the PP and the charter in question sent notes home with parents that some of the items in their lunches had added sugar and the school only allows natural sugars in lunches. They were not sending in candy, they were sending in graham crackers. Yes, that is insanely restrictive.

NP, They can eat them at home if that is what you want to feed them.

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Anonymous wrote:In my experience as a teacher, teachers tend to resort to things like a food/candy reward when everything else has failed. Cut them some slack; student behaviors are becoming increasingly difficult to manage.

Parents have to deal with the same challenges (and the future eating disorders). Why should teachers get to claim the cheap and easy tactics?

If you think a classroom pizza party is going to give your kid an eating disorder, consider that the unhealthy relationship to food may be coming from you …

I don't care about classroom parties or pizza. I do care when kids are given candy as a specific reward tied to doing a daily assignment or whatever, like they are dogs getting treats, particularly when the treats go to only some of the class.

You should go to a charter.

Agree with this. Go to a charter and you won’t have to worry about candy or sweets - none at our charter.

Why the difference?

IMO, it’s a SES thing. Families with means are able to make healthier choices and focus more on staying healthy. Lower SES families don’t have the money or time and sometimes it’s cheaper to order take out/fast food than cook healthy at home.

Also the DCPS schools that tend to do a lot more rewards with sweets and candy are the poorer, title 1 schools where parents don’t push back.

omg. you parents of 3 year olds crack me up. plenty of candy and pizza parties at our 5-star DCPS.

You are a troll. No 5 star DCPS. Name the school.

Do you honestly think there is no candy or pizza at the JKLMM etc schools?

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Anonymous wrote:In my experience as a teacher, teachers tend to resort to things like a food/candy reward when everything else has failed. Cut them some slack; student behaviors are becoming increasingly difficult to manage.

Parents have to deal with the same challenges (and the future eating disorders). Why should teachers get to claim the cheap and easy tactics?

If you think a classroom pizza party is going to give your kid an eating disorder, consider that the unhealthy relationship to food may be coming from you …

I don't care about classroom parties or pizza. I do care when kids are given candy as a specific reward tied to doing a daily assignment or whatever, like they are dogs getting treats, particularly when the treats go to only some of the class.

You should go to a charter.

Agree with this. Go to a charter and you won’t have to worry about candy or sweets - none at our charter.

I do think this is true of some charters. We are DCPS (tons of candy and sweets), but we have friends at some of the "HRCS" (I get it's a dumb name but it makes it easy to know what schools I'm talking about) and their schools are insane about sugar. Like they send notes home with kids to inform parents that their lunches don't comply with the sugar policy crazy. These schools cater to certain kinds of parents.

I don't like all the treats they give away at our school BUT I actually think it's better than an approach where they are insanely restrictive. I am teaching my kid about balanced eating and that it's okay to have a sweet treat but to pay attention to her body and not just load up on sweets because your body needs real food. In the long term, I think being in a less restrictive environment but getting good guidance from us (and us modeling a healthy approach to food) will have a better outcome than just trying to control her exposure to junk food everywhere she goes. Eventually she will wind up somewhere with junk food. I want her to make good choices in that setting, and not freak out because she's been taught those foods are the devil.

Not at charter above but there is no insane restrictive environment. If a school has a no candy policy and new parents don’t realize this, then fine for note to go home. If the parent knows about the policy and sends in candy, then a note should go home because the parent is not following school policy.

No candy at school doesn’t mean that the kid can’t get candy at home. Parents can do whatever they want at home. No one said anything about foods are the devil. That’s coming from you.

I agree that the lower SES schools are much more lenient and more prevalent to give out sweets as rewards. Many posts about this if you do a search,

I’m the PP and the charter in question sent notes home with parents that some of the items in their lunches had added sugar and the school only allows natural sugars in lunches. They were not sending in candy, they were sending in graham crackers. Yes, that is insanely restrictive.

that is completely insane. I once got a nasty note home for something similar - putting a few chocolate chips in a bag of cheerios. nevermind that the endless crackers they fed the preschoolers had many more total simple carbs. such a waste of energy.

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Anonymous wrote:In my experience as a teacher, teachers tend to resort to things like a food/candy reward when everything else has failed. Cut them some slack; student behaviors are becoming increasingly difficult to manage.

Parents have to deal with the same challenges (and the future eating disorders). Why should teachers get to claim the cheap and easy tactics?

If you think a classroom pizza party is going to give your kid an eating disorder, consider that the unhealthy relationship to food may be coming from you …

I don't care about classroom parties or pizza. I do care when kids are given candy as a specific reward tied to doing a daily assignment or whatever, like they are dogs getting treats, particularly when the treats go to only some of the class.

You should go to a charter.

Agree with this. Go to a charter and you won’t have to worry about candy or sweets - none at our charter.

At least their intentions are good, and, really, giving students a few treat-free hours is probably goodfor many of them. Plus, they are trying to do what's best even though it would be easier to not bother.

Candy-as-a-reward is exactly the opposite -- not that great for the kids but the easy way out for the teachers/admins.

I do think this is true of some charters. We are DCPS (tons of candy and sweets), but we have friends at some of the "HRCS" (I get it's a dumb name but it makes it easy to know what schools I'm talking about) and their schools are insane about sugar. Like they send notes home with kids to inform parents that their lunches don't comply with the sugar policy crazy. These schools cater to certain kinds of parents.

I don't like all the treats they give away at our school BUT I actually think it's better than an approach where they are insanely restrictive. I am teaching my kid about balanced eating and that it's okay to have a sweet treat but to pay attention to her body and not just load up on sweets because your body needs real food. In the long term, I think being in a less restrictive environment but getting good guidance from us (and us modeling a healthy approach to food) will have a better outcome than just trying to control her exposure to junk food everywhere she goes. Eventually she will wind up somewhere with junk food. I want her to make good choices in that setting, and not freak out because she's been taught those foods are the devil.

Not at charter above but there is no insane restrictive environment. If a school has a no candy policy and new parents don’t realize this, then fine for note to go home. If the parent knows about the policy and sends in candy, then a note should go home because the parent is not following school policy.

No candy at school doesn’t mean that the kid can’t get candy at home. Parents can do whatever they want at home. No one said anything about foods are the devil. That’s coming from you.

I agree that the lower SES schools are much more lenient and more prevalent to give out sweets as rewards. Many posts about this if you do a search,

I’m the PP and the charter in question sent notes home with parents that some of the items in their lunches had added sugar and the school only allows natural sugars in lunches. They were not sending in candy, they were sending in graham crackers. Yes, that is insanely restrictive.

that is completely insane. I once got a nasty note home for something similar - putting a few chocolate chips in a bag of cheerios. nevermind that the endless crackers they fed the preschoolers had many more total simple carbs. such a waste of energy.

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Anonymous wrote:In my experience as a teacher, teachers tend to resort to things like a food/candy reward when everything else has failed. Cut them some slack; student behaviors are becoming increasingly difficult to manage.

Parents have to deal with the same challenges (and the future eating disorders). Why should teachers get to claim the cheap and easy tactics?

If you think a classroom pizza party is going to give your kid an eating disorder, consider that the unhealthy relationship to food may be coming from you …

I don't care about classroom parties or pizza. I do care when kids are given candy as a specific reward tied to doing a daily assignment or whatever, like they are dogs getting treats, particularly when the treats go to only some of the class.

You should go to a charter.

Agree with this. Go to a charter and you won’t have to worry about candy or sweets - none at our charter.

I do think this is true of some charters. We are DCPS (tons of candy and sweets), but we have friends at some of the "HRCS" (I get it's a dumb name but it makes it easy to know what schools I'm talking about) and their schools are insane about sugar. Like they send notes home with kids to inform parents that their lunches don't comply with the sugar policy crazy. These schools cater to certain kinds of parents.

I don't like all the treats they give away at our school BUT I actually think it's better than an approach where they are insanely restrictive. I am teaching my kid about balanced eating and that it's okay to have a sweet treat but to pay attention to her body and not just load up on sweets because your body needs real food. In the long term, I think being in a less restrictive environment but getting good guidance from us (and us modeling a healthy approach to food) will have a better outcome than just trying to control her exposure to junk food everywhere she goes. Eventually she will wind up somewhere with junk food. I want her to make good choices in that setting, and not freak out because she's been taught those foods are the devil.

Not at charter above but there is no insane restrictive environment. If a school has a no candy policy and new parents don’t realize this, then fine for note to go home. If the parent knows about the policy and sends in candy, then a note should go home because the parent is not following school policy.

No candy at school doesn’t mean that the kid can’t get candy at home. Parents can do whatever they want at home. No one said anything about foods are the devil. That’s coming from you.

I agree that the lower SES schools are much more lenient and more prevalent to give out sweets as rewards. Many posts about this if you do a search,

I’m the PP and the charter in question sent notes home with parents that some of the items in their lunches had added sugar and the school only allows natural sugars in lunches. They were not sending in candy, they were sending in graham crackers. Yes, that is insanely restrictive.

that is completely insane. I once got a nasty note home for something similar - putting a few chocolate chips in a bag of cheerios. nevermind that the endless crackers they fed the preschoolers had many more total simple carbs. such a waste of energy.

At least their intentions are good, and, really, giving students a few treat-free hours is probably goodfor many of them. Plus, they are trying to do what's best even though it would be easier to not bother.

Candy-as-a-reward is exactly the opposite -- not that great for the kids but the easy way out for the teachers/admins.

[Anonymous]

Oh man, I have a vivid memory of my physics teacher in HS. He would draw a doughnut on your test if you aced it, and you could exchange for a glazed doughnut. My extracurricular (dance) gave me serious eating issues, but I always cashed in that doughnut. His tests were so hard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Restricted eating actually leads to disordered eating. If we stop giving sugar this power as such a bad thing to avoid we'd all likely be a lot happier!

We restrict allergens and it doesn't lead to disordered eating. We restrict alcohol. We restrict toxins. Sugar is in the same category.

Research on sugar is improving every year and the bottom line is not great.

https://hms.harvard.edu/news-events/publications-archive/brain/sugar-brain (A 2012 study in animals by researchers at the University of California at Los Angeles indicated a positive relationship between the consumption of fructose, another form of sugar, and the aging of cells, while a 2009 study, also using an animal model, conducted by a team of scientists at the University of Montreal and Boston College, linked excess glucose consumption to memory and cognitive deficiencies.)

https://www.princeton.edu/news/2008/12/10/sugar-can-be-addictive-princeton-scientist-says, also https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2235907/

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210331130910.htm (U. Ga. study, too much sugar consumption impairs brain development and memory; lasts into adulthood)

https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/chronic-high-blood-sugar-may-be-detrimental-developing-brain-young-children

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7689136/ (sugar intake mirrors addictive reward system in brain, withdrawal behaviors; contributes to obesity and heart disease)

[Anonymous]

I am a teacher and I give candy as a reward. Students have serious behavior problems and I have to reward Johnny for not throwing his desk last week. So, he gets a piece of candy. Not his fault or mine that his parents are in denial with his behavior issues. Susie blurts out nonstop and has serious impulse control. Her parents refuse any interventions, counseling, etc. Susie gets a treat at the end of the week if she doesn’t blurt out more than ten times. Billy likes to take his penis out and whack off in class. Billy gets a treat at the end of the week if his body part remains in his pants unless using the bathroom. Sorry but candy is not something that I am worried about right now.

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Anonymous wrote:In my experience as a teacher, teachers tend to resort to things like a food/candy reward when everything else has failed. Cut them some slack; student behaviors are becoming increasingly difficult to manage.

Parents have to deal with the same challenges (and the future eating disorders). Why should teachers get to claim the cheap and easy tactics?

If you think a classroom pizza party is going to give your kid an eating disorder, consider that the unhealthy relationship to food may be coming from you …

I don't care about classroom parties or pizza. I do care when kids are given candy as a specific reward tied to doing a daily assignment or whatever, like they are dogs getting treats, particularly when the treats go to only some of the class.

You should go to a charter.

Agree with this. Go to a charter and you won’t have to worry about candy or sweets - none at our charter.

I do think this is true of some charters. We are DCPS (tons of candy and sweets), but we have friends at some of the "HRCS" (I get it's a dumb name but it makes it easy to know what schools I'm talking about) and their schools are insane about sugar. Like they send notes home with kids to inform parents that their lunches don't comply with the sugar policy crazy. These schools cater to certain kinds of parents.

I don't like all the treats they give away at our school BUT I actually think it's better than an approach where they are insanely restrictive. I am teaching my kid about balanced eating and that it's okay to have a sweet treat but to pay attention to her body and not just load up on sweets because your body needs real food. In the long term, I think being in a less restrictive environment but getting good guidance from us (and us modeling a healthy approach to food) will have a better outcome than just trying to control her exposure to junk food everywhere she goes. Eventually she will wind up somewhere with junk food. I want her to make good choices in that setting, and not freak out because she's been taught those foods are the devil.

Not at charter above but there is no insane restrictive environment. If a school has a no candy policy and new parents don’t realize this, then fine for note to go home. If the parent knows about the policy and sends in candy, then a note should go home because the parent is not following school policy.

No candy at school doesn’t mean that the kid can’t get candy at home. Parents can do whatever they want at home. No one said anything about foods are the devil. That’s coming from you.

I agree that the lower SES schools are much more lenient and more prevalent to give out sweets as rewards. Many posts about this if you do a search,

I’m the PP and the charter in question sent notes home with parents that some of the items in their lunches had added sugar and the school only allows natural sugars in lunches. They were not sending in candy, they were sending in graham crackers. Yes, that is insanely restrictive.

that is completely insane. I once got a nasty note home for something similar - putting a few chocolate chips in a bag of cheerios. nevermind that the endless crackers they fed the preschoolers had many more total simple carbs. such a waste of energy.

At least their intentions are good, and, really, giving students a few treat-free hours is probably goodfor many of them. Plus, they are trying to do what's best even though it would be easier to not bother.

Candy-as-a-reward is exactly the opposite -- not that great for the kids but the easy way out for the teachers/admins.

No, your intentions are not good when you focus on chastising moms for harmless things they feed their kids.

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Anonymous wrote:In my experience as a teacher, teachers tend to resort to things like a food/candy reward when everything else has failed. Cut them some slack; student behaviors are becoming increasingly difficult to manage.

Parents have to deal with the same challenges (and the future eating disorders). Why should teachers get to claim the cheap and easy tactics?

If you think a classroom pizza party is going to give your kid an eating disorder, consider that the unhealthy relationship to food may be coming from you …

I don't care about classroom parties or pizza. I do care when kids are given candy as a specific reward tied to doing a daily assignment or whatever, like they are dogs getting treats, particularly when the treats go to only some of the class.

You should go to a charter.

Agree with this. Go to a charter and you won’t have to worry about candy or sweets - none at our charter.

Why the difference?

IMO, it’s a SES thing. Families with means are able to make healthier choices and focus more on staying healthy. Lower SES families don’t have the money or time and sometimes it’s cheaper to order take out/fast food than cook healthy at home.

Also the DCPS schools that tend to do a lot more rewards with sweets and candy are the poorer, title 1 schools where parents don’t push back.

omg. you parents of 3 year olds crack me up. plenty of candy and pizza parties at our 5-star DCPS.

You are a troll. No 5 star DCPS. Name the school.

Not PP (and never heard about a 5 star school) but my kids went to Janney and had the occasional pizza or movie party. The teacher would always let us know in advance. The whole class would earn it. I never had a problem with it.

It’s not the occasional pizza or movie party that teachers inform parents.

It’s much more often than that, weekly or multiple times a week. Parents are also not informed. They find out from their kids, at least those who tell.

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Anonymous wrote:In my experience as a teacher, teachers tend to resort to things like a food/candy reward when everything else has failed. Cut them some slack; student behaviors are becoming increasingly difficult to manage.

Parents have to deal with the same challenges (and the future eating disorders). Why should teachers get to claim the cheap and easy tactics?

If you think a classroom pizza party is going to give your kid an eating disorder, consider that the unhealthy relationship to food may be coming from you …

I don't care about classroom parties or pizza. I do care when kids are given candy as a specific reward tied to doing a daily assignment or whatever, like they are dogs getting treats, particularly when the treats go to only some of the class.

You should go to a charter.

Agree with this. Go to a charter and you won’t have to worry about candy or sweets - none at our charter.

Why the difference?

IMO, it’s a SES thing. Families with means are able to make healthier choices and focus more on staying healthy. Lower SES families don’t have the money or time and sometimes it’s cheaper to order take out/fast food than cook healthy at home.

Also the DCPS schools that tend to do a lot more rewards with sweets and candy are the poorer, title 1 schools where parents don’t push back.

omg. you parents of 3 year olds crack me up. plenty of candy and pizza parties at our 5-star DCPS.

You are a troll. No 5 star DCPS. Name the school.

Not PP (and never heard about a 5 star school) but my kids went to Janney and had the occasional pizza or movie party. The teacher would always let us know in advance. The whole class would earn it. I never had a problem with it.

It’s not the occasional pizza or movie party that teachers inform parents.

It’s much more often than that, weekly or multiple times a week. Parents are also not informed. They find out from their kids, at least those who tell.

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Anonymous wrote:In my experience as a teacher, teachers tend to resort to things like a food/candy reward when everything else has failed. Cut them some slack; student behaviors are becoming increasingly difficult to manage.

Parents have to deal with the same challenges (and the future eating disorders). Why should teachers get to claim the cheap and easy tactics?

If you think a classroom pizza party is going to give your kid an eating disorder, consider that the unhealthy relationship to food may be coming from you …

I don't care about classroom parties or pizza. I do care when kids are given candy as a specific reward tied to doing a daily assignment or whatever, like they are dogs getting treats, particularly when the treats go to only some of the class.

You should go to a charter.

Agree with this. Go to a charter and you won’t have to worry about candy or sweets - none at our charter.

Why the difference?

IMO, it’s a SES thing. Families with means are able to make healthier choices and focus more on staying healthy. Lower SES families don’t have the money or time and sometimes it’s cheaper to order take out/fast food than cook healthy at home.

Also the DCPS schools that tend to do a lot more rewards with sweets and candy are the poorer, title 1 schools where parents don’t push back.

omg. you parents of 3 year olds crack me up. plenty of candy and pizza parties at our 5-star DCPS.

You are a troll. No 5 star DCPS. Name the school.

Not PP (and never heard about a 5 star school) but my kids went to Janney and had the occasional pizza or movie party. The teacher would always let us know in advance. The whole class would earn it. I never had a problem with it.

It’s not the occasional pizza or movie party that teachers inform parents.

It’s much more often than that, weekly or multiple times a week. Parents are also not informed. They find out from their kids, at least those who tell.

Might need to get the news on this one. I can't believe some of you walk amongst us