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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]13:13, wow so with you on this one. It was bad enough to go thru the learning experience (literally!) with a great group of parents, most for whom were just so grateful to have a DCPS alternative that they pitched in and were not too pushy.  This was 10 years ago.

[b]The new type of parent with a 3 year old acts like they are shopping at whole foods... Such a consumerist approach.  And the naïveté is extraordinary, considering the resources out there now.  [/b]

I think that is what would keep me from a new charter more than anything.  Because the school would have to deal with these parents 24/7.[/quote]

I think that statement is a little inflammatory, but I'm going to take the bait.  Do you truly see a difference between 1st time parents today and 1st time parents of 10 years ago?  I can see how that's theoretically possible.  10 years is about halfway through a generation, so I do think some shift in attitudes is possible.  Maybe it's even to be expected as generational shifts won't happen overnight.

My older one is 8 and younger one is 4, but I think parenting age follows the oldest child, not the youngest.  I'm not sure if I've got enough distance to see it.[/quote]

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