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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m a parent, but I’m in the school a few times a week for PTA and to volunteer.

From what I could observe, it seems like the first month of school was amazing behavior-wise.  Smiles everywhere and kids seemed happy and cooperative.  The past few weeks things seemed to have flipped. Kids are running in the halls, yelling and generally disrespectful.  Teachers have gone from looking happy confident to appearing stressed out and sleep deprived.

Is this what normally happens during a school year? Or are others seeing this too? I remember hearing last year about the TikTok trends but that seemed to have happened right at the start of school and were quickly shut down. [/quote]

Yes. This is common. Parents are also not always responsive to helping with behavior concerns. Unfortunately, there has been a huge change in parenting and not for the better. So many kids do not understand authority, respect and the word no. When I was a kid, you were afraid of going to the principal’s office or getting contacted by the teacher. Nowadays, some parents think their kid is completely innocent because they don’t act like that at home. [/quote]
I hate to be a "back in my day" person but I agree with this. 
I do find that behavior is cyclical in schools. I teach very young children so our pattern is a bit different (wild September, calmer October) and it seems to shift every 6-8 weeks. [/quote]

This is how it use to be in elementary schools....but this year I'm not seeing this. I'm shocked how young children disregard the adults in our building. It's a safety issue at times. Teachers are June tired that is not normal.[/quote]

Yep. It’s already been a year - 7 weeks in.[/quote]

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