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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I also think, fellow Kennedy parent, that I'm pretty sure we've had this conversation before.

One reason I ducked out was because I find watching the clash between the clash between people who expect their demands met and people who ask what they can do to help to be really depressing. The former always win, and it is not always helpful. [/quote]

What demands do you think are being asked to be met that you think are unrealistic or unfair? I'm not sure I understand.[/quote]

It's not the specific demands, it's that they are conveyed as demands. You think of your public school as something that is owed to you as a taxpayer. It's employees work for you, in a sense. This comes across in the way you talk about them. I'm not trying to be rude, I don't know if you even realize you're doing it.

I get it. I understand entitlement. And none of what you expect is wrong. We all want excellence for our kids.

But, there is another side, where people are working hard, and they need stuff. And they don't have enough stuff. And when you come to them with a list of requirements, it's more likely to be read as an indictment of their performance. And the thing is... you're not actually their boss.

Again, I'm not trying to be rude, but I've been on that side too. (Never as a teacher or admin, but I ran some programs at my kids' school years ago.)

When you add diversity of race, class, religion, professions, language, etc to all of this you need to account for that. I don't mean in a social justice way. I mean, something like the school play, if it wasn't good enough for you (I liked it), ask, how can I make this better? Should I show up? Could I volunteer? What stuff do they need? Maybe I should ask. Etc. [/quote]

You're talking a bit out of both sides of your mouth here and I'm not sure what you're trying to accomplish. So I'll just agree to disagree.[/quote]

Because I'm trying to make you understand there are, in fact, two sides. It's not just about what you expect. [/quote]

First of all, I never articulated exactly what I expect. When I asked you what expectations you implied I was expecting, you didn't specify. But instead you just said no one is to blame and that because it's a high FARMS school, things are the way they are and no one should complain about it or say it's not good or not working.[/quote]

Not at all what I said. Why didn't you articulate what you expect? Why did you ask me to do it for you? Come to think of it, that was odd.

And honestly, no *one* person is to blame. [/quote]

I asked YOU to articulate it because you made a claim that my expectations were unrealistic. The burden is on you to explain the expectations if you're making a claim they're unrealistic, even though I never articulated a specific expectation in this thread, other than saying that Ms. Davis is disorganized and chaotic, which you took offense to.[/quote]

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