Barefoot Day in school?

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The WHOLE point is to show how hard it is for others in various countries who do not own shoes.

This activity doesn't convey that knowledge. Its a show stunt and nothing more. The school can say look what we did but not wearing shoes inside a climate controlled school where you sit and walk a few feet IS NOT experiencing living in a 3rd world country not wearing shoes.

Exactly. The kids in third world countries aren't walking around on smooth, tiled floors.

I would think this would be a safety issue. Our kids have to wear shoes inside at all times in case of a fire. Bare feet are not allowed.

WTF??? They wear their shows all the time in case of a fire? Do they sleep with them on at night too because that is when most fires occur. Seriously, insane freaky people here.

No. At school. The whole point of this discussion was bare feet at school.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I can picture a classroom full of Ethiopian children, who have walked a mile to school, crammed 50 to a room, without school supplies, running water, or a bathroom laughing their asses off that a school in one of the wealthiest countries in one of the wealthiest countries in the world removed their shoes in order to feel what it's like to be them.

It's so ridiculous.

So it would be better if the kids in OP's school walked a mile to school barefoot, spent the day with 50 students in a room, with no school supplies, and the school turned off the water?

Or, if not, what do you suggest that the OP's school do instead, to give the kids in OP's school an idea of what life is like for poor kids (urban as well as rural) in poor countries?

It can't be done, IMO.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can picture a classroom full of Ethiopian children, who have walked a mile to school, crammed 50 to a room, without school supplies, running water, or a bathroom laughing their asses off that a school in one of the wealthiest countries in one of the wealthiest countries in the world removed their shoes in order to feel what it's like to be them.

It's so ridiculous.

So it would be better if the kids in OP's school walked a mile to school barefoot, spent the day with 50 students in a room, with no school supplies, and the school turned off the water?

Or, if not, what do you suggest that the OP's school do instead, to give the kids in OP's school an idea of what life is like for poor kids (urban as well as rural) in poor countries?

It can't be done, IMO.

Well that is a typical MCPS answer. "Pretty sure it won't work, anything for that matter, so let's not even try"

Guess what? This barefoot program IS already working because kids and parents are talking about it.

[Anonymous]

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It can't be done, IMO.

Well that is a typical MCPS answer. "Pretty sure it won't work, anything for that matter, so let's not even try"

Guess what? This barefoot program IS already working because kids and parents are talking about it.

Whoa. What does MCPS have to do with a post from a random poster on DCUM?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^^^I didn't grow up Christian, I'm non-religious now, and I know the passage.

Like I said, no one hear is religious.

[Anonymous]

Guess what? This barefoot program IS already working because kids and parents are talking about it.

People are talking about how stupid it is so I would not consider that to be a success. No real discussion has been generated about the real issue.

[Anonymous]

Don't go to Hawaii then. There are still elementary schools that kids can attend barefoot.

[Anonymous]

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Or, if not, what do you suggest that the OP's school do instead, to give the kids in OP's school an idea of what life is like for poor kids (urban as well as rural) in poor countries?

Going barefoot for a day is not going to teach these kids anything about their counterparts in a third world nation, its only going to be a distraction. Since this is a school and not a play area, they could pick a third world country, have kids do some research, compare and contrast their lifestyles. My daughter did the same thing in her Girl Scout troop and it was very meaningful for the kids.

I don't know about that. There was a lot of discussion amongst the kids this morning, and as soon as most of the parents were out of sight they all took their shoes off. So looks like many kids will participate with or without permission from their parents.

[Anonymous]

I don't know about that. There was a lot of discussion amongst the kids this morning, and as soon as most of the parents were out of sight they all took their shoes off. So looks like many kids will participate with or without permission from their parents.

So you are posting on DCUM from inside one of the classrooms, when you should be working teaching our kids, and are arrogant enough to brag that kids are not following what their parents asked them to do.

Unbelievable! You and your ilk are exactly what is wrong with the school system, parents are regarded as intrusions and to be ignored.

[Anonymous]

I don't know about that. There was a lot of discussion amongst the kids this morning, and as soon as most of the parents were out of sight they all took their shoes off. So looks like many kids will participate with or without permission from their parents.

So you are posting on DCUM from inside one of the classrooms, when you should be working teaching our kids, and are arrogant enough to brag that kids are not following what their parents asked them to do.

Unbelievable! You and your ilk are exactly what is wrong with the school system, parents are regarded as intrusions and to be ignored.

[Anonymous]

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I don't know about that. There was a lot of discussion amongst the kids this morning, and as soon as most of the parents were out of sight they all took their shoes off. So looks like many kids will participate with or without permission from their parents.

So you are posting on DCUM from inside one of the classrooms, when you should be working teaching our kids, and are arrogant enough to brag that kids are not following what their parents asked them to do.

Unbelievable! You and your ilk are exactly what is wrong with the school system, parents are regarded as intrusions and to be ignored.

So she went in to volunteer like many parents do. Stayed longer than most and posted her personal experience. Yeah, she sounds really bad. There was a lot of talk about it. Kids are now AWARE of it whether their parents were against it, whether they did or did not participate. It is an action. It speaks more than just listening/teaching. I am so glad the schools didn't cave to a few uptight parents. So glad some kids were able to do this.

[Anonymous]

This school is very strict about not allowing volunteers in the classroom, so this was a staff member.

So she went in to volunteer like many parents do. Stayed longer than most and posted her personal experience.

So you are a completely differnt person who knows the previous anonymous person was a parent volunteer, and are posting that fact. Sound more like you are the staff member who wrote the original insulting parent post and came back to lie and swipe a little more at "uptight parents".

[Anonymous]

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So she went in to volunteer like many parents do. Stayed longer than most and posted her personal experience.

b]This school is very strict about not allowing volunteers in the classroom[/b], so this was a staff member.

So you are a completely differnt person who knows the previous anonymous person was a parent volunteer, and are posting that fact. Sound more like you are the staff member who wrote the original insulting parent post and came back to lie and swipe a little more at "uptight parents".

Which school?

[Anonymous]

I am surprised the school allowed it, but surprised in a positive way. Usually our schools are so knee-jerk overprotective and rigid in their policies.
I have kids at this school and while I forgot to ask them if they want to go barefoot (partly because I couldn't believe I was understanding it correctly simply because it's so surprising to me that they'd allow it) I like the idea. I loved going barefoot as a kid. I think just thinking about being barefoot all day will get kids thinking about kids who have to go barefoot for lack of shoes. I hope they will also think about how much easier it is for them to go barefoot than in places where there is more disease etc. That said, I doubt my kids will actually be going barefoot today, and I'm guessing not many others will either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This school is very strict about not allowing volunteers in the classroom, so this was a staff member.

So she went in to volunteer like many parents do. Stayed longer than most and posted her personal experience.

So you are a completely differnt person who knows the previous anonymous person was a parent volunteer, and are posting that fact. Sound more like you are the staff member who wrote the original insulting parent post and came back to lie and swipe a little more at "uptight parents".

Absolutely not a staff member - don't even have a kid at any the schools that are doing this. That said, what school doesn't allow volunteers? That is really weird.