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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] Their complaints seem small when taken in the context of larger issues faced by kids in class, but for them, issues like kids getting yogurt with a lot of added sugar for breakfast or Dora the Explorer being shown in aftercare once a week are really big deals. Privilege is what it is.[/quote]

Oh balls, my kid hasn't transitioned to dcps yet, but if those examples were considered entitlement, I would be a mega monster entitled pain. Is this something else you have to add to the "concrete differences between EOTP and WOTP schools other than wealthy families" thread? Do WOTP appropriately limit screen time to zero in early learning, and have some awareness about the health problems from too much sugar? [/quote]

I think it's a difference, yes. The food is generally pretty healthy - I have been in the classroom enough to know that it's not crappy yogurt for breakfast every morning and that lunch and snack are usually pretty healthy (whole grains, fresh fruit and vegetables, lean proteins). I know that there are some things that my child likes more than other things, but that's how kids are. As for the TV issue, it's once a week in aftercare and I don't think it's the end of the world. Other people feel differently. Historically, there have been issues in DCPS-run aftercare with over-reliance on TV. I just don't consider "once a week for an hour" to be "over-reliance" and given that it's in aftercare, I am less concerned than if it was during class time.

My issue is actually the way that these things are presented as concerns because it ends up as a "our school's values" thing from parents of 3 and 4 year olds, and then the parents of older students who don't see one movie afternoon in aftercare and some crappy yogurt to be a huge issue feel like their values are being ignored. [/quote]

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