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[quote=Anonymous]DD8 is in 3rd grade and the behavior in her grade/school is crazy. Kids with serious behavior issues and classes being evacuated at the worst ... the "best" of the worst behaviors is huge amounts of back talk, not listening, vulgar language, just being rude little sh*ts. My DD is of course not perfect, but she's a pretty good kid. Having spent a lot of time in her class, there are maybe 3-4 well behaved kids. We were trying to do a holiday craft for their party yesterday and the vast majority of kids could not handle a craft that is age appropriate for probably 6 year olds. I'm not saying just needing help - totally fine - but meltdowns, refusal to even try, telling me I need to do it for them, etc. Meanwhile most of the kids couldn't handle the game if they didn't win or do it well. Then half the time there was a group of boys straight up trying to murder each other in a wrestling match and their poor teacher was completely unfazed. It's like this every time I am there and has been for our entire time at this school.

There's so many incidents of kids trashing the room and assaulting other students and teachers. I feel like I am parenting so hard to overcome her daily environment. I know there are plenty of great kids her age. She's very involved in an extra curricular activity where the kids are kind, well behaved, focused, etc. She spends tons of time there, so just being around kids that aren't poorly behaved is an unintended benefit of this activity.

Every time I'm there, I leave just sad and slightly depressed. It is a chaotic, joyless environment where no one seems to want to be there - kids and adults alike. I loved school growing up. Is this just what school is like now?? If I had any inclination another school would be in better, I would put in for a transfer, I'm just not sure if it's better anywhere else. Our area (not DC) doesn't have many non-religious private school options that aren't an obscene amount of money, so we are in public.

Does anyone else feel just lost like this in regards to their kids' schooling?[/quote]

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