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[quote=Anonymous]I entered elementary school in 1993 and went to a very old-fashioned private school.  Strict discipline, cursive, no electronics period, etc.  And no standardized tests!  It was like 1975.  We had plenty of dittos, too (some of you have to know what those are).

Maybe the biggest change since then was parental involvement.  My parents were hands-off; they trusted the school to make the right day-to-day decisions.  My mom would ask me if I had homework, but never went over it with me; it was up to be to get it done or to fail.  And late homework?  No credit from the teacher, and life moved on.  My parents always backed up the teachers and didn't give any weight to my various "she's so mean" complaints.

Looking back, I think the teachers in my era believed that they weren't there to make me feel special; they believed they were there to help me learn.  I think parents today have more expectations of coddling and nurturing which ultimately sets up a child for very unrealistic expectations of the harsh world that is ahead for them.[/quote]

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