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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I totally agree with you, OP.

However I would ask for a meeting with the principal, and ask there. It's better to start at the top, to ensure that ALL teachers go by the same rule.

Many non-title 1 elementary schools have teachers which give out candy and show non-educational movies. I don't think a lot of Americans really understand how incredible this is. I've lived in western Europe and Japan, and this does not happen in schools - teachers values themselves and their job more, and the curriculum is more ambitious anyway, so they really wouldn't have time.

At our Bethesda elementary, we have gone from K through 5th and haven't seen an unconscionable amount of candy distribution or movie-watching. So I think it must depend on the principal and his or her authority on the teachers.
This goes for academic standards, as well, OP. The principal hires the teachers. 
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OP here.
The principal is young and seems very open and accessible. I thought I was lucky as his kid was in my son's class last year, but somehow the issue was not addressed then. It was about 2-3 months until the end of school year when I started realizing what was going on, so I thought I would let it slide.
He seems to have inherited many of the staff that were there under an old principal who was just winding her time until retirement. The school is deemed underperforming and they don't have enough kids and are forced to downsize, so I think he won't hire new staff even as at least three teachers are leaving (maybe more, I am just not aware). Maybe he is not as good a boss as he is a principal from the parents' point of view.

I am thinking either to raise the issue with the principal as last year's teacher is leaving and I won't compromise her in any way, or test the waters with the new teacher by asking her what her views on this are. [/quote]

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