Middle School Open Houses- all day?

[Anonymous]

Are Middle School Open Houses all day? Do you shadow your student for all classes? How many 6th grade parents usually go?

[Anonymous]

At Hoover it is only a short period in the afternoon so make sure you are reading the communication from the school. When my daughter was in sixth I went and i’d say about 10% of parents were there. I’m not going this year!

[Anonymous]

It must vary from school to school. My child's school sent an email that it was all day.

[Anonymous]

Agreed that schools differ. My DD’s school is 4 hours only in the AM. DH’s school has periods 2-4 only. My school has a principal’s breakfast/fundraiser pitch during period 1 followed by periods 2-5.

[Anonymous]

At Pyle parents come only for a period or two in the middle of the day and very few come by 6th grade (3-4 per class). In 7th and 8th grade we might get one intense parent per class.

[Anonymous]

At Julius West it can be for most of the day, but they want parents to leave before buses arrive so the traffic is not bad.

[Anonymous]

The email for our school lists open house as 8:30am to 2:30pm. I will be going for a little bit in the afternoon. DD is in 6th so I'm going because I want to see her new school. I probably won't go in 7th and 8th.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At Pyle parents come only for a period or two in the middle of the day and very few come by 6th grade (3-4 per class). In 7th and 8th grade we might get one intense parent per class.

What do you mean, "By 6th grade"? Isn't 6th grade the first year of middle school? Everyone I know is going to open house for their 6th grader.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:At Pyle parents come only for a period or two in the middle of the day and very few come by 6th grade (3-4 per class). In 7th and 8th grade we might get one intense parent per class.

What do you mean, "By 6th grade"? Isn't 6th grade the first year of middle school? Everyone I know is going to open house for their 6th grader.

You and everyone you know can enjoy your time sitting in an overcrowded room filled with preteen hormones. Last place I want to spend my day off.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:At Pyle parents come only for a period or two in the middle of the day and very few come by 6th grade (3-4 per class). In 7th and 8th grade we might get one intense parent per class.

What do you mean, "By 6th grade"? Isn't 6th grade the first year of middle school? Everyone I know is going to open house for their 6th grader.

You and everyone you know can enjoy your time sitting in an overcrowded room filled with preteen hormones. Last place I want to spend my day off.

Seriously. How mortifying for your kids, too.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:At Pyle parents come only for a period or two in the middle of the day and very few come by 6th grade (3-4 per class). In 7th and 8th grade we might get one intense parent per class.

What do you mean, "By 6th grade"? Isn't 6th grade the first year of middle school? Everyone I know is going to open house for their 6th grader.

You and everyone you know can enjoy your time sitting in an overcrowded room filled with preteen hormones. Last place I want to spend my day off.

Seriously. How mortifying for your kids, too.

My kids have all appreciated it. They enjoyed showing me their lockers, cafeteria, classrooms. It shows the teachers they have family support, too. I stopped going when my oldest said he preferred I not go -- in high school.

You should go to support your kids. Mine appreciated it. Maybe it sucks for the teachers but not the kids.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:At Pyle parents come only for a period or two in the middle of the day and very few come by 6th grade (3-4 per class). In 7th and 8th grade we might get one intense parent per class.

What do you mean, "By 6th grade"? Isn't 6th grade the first year of middle school? Everyone I know is going to open house for their 6th grader.

You and everyone you know can enjoy your time sitting in an overcrowded room filled with preteen hormones. Last place I want to spend my day off.

Seriously. How mortifying for your kids, too.

My kids have all appreciated it. They enjoyed showing me their lockers, cafeteria, classrooms. It shows the teachers they have family support, too. I stopped going when my oldest said he preferred I not go -- in high school.

You should go to support your kids. Mine appreciated it. Maybe it sucks for the teachers but not the kids.

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My 6th grader liked having a parent there. Liked showing me around. Agree that it shows teachers that the parents are involved.

The two PPs are rude. We are actually in a really diverse school, and it's interesting, because all the 'white' parents are worried about embarrassing their kids. But, the families from other cultures (African, Latinx) don't even give it a thought. The parents come, sometimes with younger siblings.

It's not actually normal for your teenager to be mortified by you. IF your tween is mortified by your presence, you are likely doing something wrong.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:At Pyle parents come only for a period or two in the middle of the day and very few come by 6th grade (3-4 per class). In 7th and 8th grade we might get one intense parent per class.

What do you mean, "By 6th grade"? Isn't 6th grade the first year of middle school? Everyone I know is going to open house for their 6th grader.

You and everyone you know can enjoy your time sitting in an overcrowded room filled with preteen hormones. Last place I want to spend my day off.

Seriously. How mortifying for your kids, too.

My kids have all appreciated it. They enjoyed showing me their lockers, cafeteria, classrooms. It shows the teachers they have family support, too. I stopped going when my oldest said he preferred I not go -- in high school.

You should go to support your kids. Mine appreciated it. Maybe it sucks for the teachers but not the kids.

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Whose kid has time to show you around the school in the middle of the day? They have just a few minutes to move from class to class. I agree with other posters, most middle school parents do not want their parents to come "watch" their class. If you think that open house visitor day is typical, you are wrong. It's just a dog and pony show. I'm pretty sure that the high schools do not have a parent visitation day on Columbus Day.

My 6th grader liked having a parent there. Liked showing me around. Agree that it shows teachers that the parents are involved.

The two PPs are rude. We are actually in a really diverse school, and it's interesting, because all the 'white' parents are worried about embarrassing their kids. But, the families from other cultures (African, Latinx) don't even give it a thought. The parents come, sometimes with younger siblings.

It's not actually normal for your teenager to be mortified by you. IF your tween is mortified by your presence, you are likely doing something wrong.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:At Pyle parents come only for a period or two in the middle of the day and very few come by 6th grade (3-4 per class). In 7th and 8th grade we might get one intense parent per class.

What do you mean, "By 6th grade"? Isn't 6th grade the first year of middle school? Everyone I know is going to open house for their 6th grader.

You and everyone you know can enjoy your time sitting in an overcrowded room filled with preteen hormones. Last place I want to spend my day off.

Seriously. How mortifying for your kids, too.

My kids have all appreciated it. They enjoyed showing me their lockers, cafeteria, classrooms. It shows the teachers they have family support, too. I stopped going when my oldest said he preferred I not go -- in high school.

You should go to support your kids. Mine appreciated it. Maybe it sucks for the teachers but not the kids.

+1

My 6th grader liked having a parent there. Liked showing me around. Agree that it shows teachers that the parents are involved.

The two PPs are rude. We are actually in a really diverse school, and it's interesting, because all the 'white' parents are worried about embarrassing their kids. But, the families from other cultures (African, Latinx) don't even give it a thought. The parents come, sometimes with younger siblings.

It's not actually normal for your teenager to be mortified by you. IF your tween is mortified by your presence, you are likely doing something wrong.

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That’s funny that you mentioned that because at our open house I noticed mostly parents from other cultures(i’m Hispanic) were present. I saw a few white families but I didn’t think of it until you posted it here. At our elementary school everybody had a parent present ( of all races ). My daughter enjoyed having me visit middle and she was absolutely not mortified.