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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'll try to be specific, but vague enough to be anonymous.

Silent lunch has been an issue all year. Partly because we don't want our kids to have to sit in silence during lunch, but also because of the lack of transparency, shifting explanations, and sometimes outright lying about it has eroded trust, regardless of what you think of the actual policy.

There is also an emphasis on making sure all teachers in a grade teach the exact same thing. While I can see the advantages, it makes teachers really uunhappy, which is not good. It is also used as an excuse by some teachers to just teach to the middle, rather than attempt differentiation. I have one kid who is generally above grade level and one kid who is generally below grade level, and this has been a problem for both of them.[/quote]

Not a Lafayette parent but you do realize those complaints sound ridiculous, right?  So kids have to be quiet for a bit and she is trying to make sure there is equitable teaching across the grade level. Makes sense to me. [/quote]

Many of the most vocal complainers (maybe all) are very myopic in their rationale. A common theme among them boils down to what is right for their children; I'm not sure they are capable of understanding that there are almost 800 kids in the building that need to be educated. Both examples PP used above are specific to his/her children. No matter that when kids hear at home silent lunch is ridiculous and they come to school with the attitude that they don't need to comply that they make the situation worse for the other 150 kids who are.

Or the fact that up until about 2 years ago waiting to hear about teacher assignment was stressful for many because there was little to no consistency among the teachers and there was always 1-2 teachers that no parent wanted their children to have that year. Consistency among the teachers in the grade level is for the common good. The problem seems to be more - I used to be able to run my classroom my way and now I must be team player so I will resist change and complain to parents. And right along with it are the self centered crew with their continued assault on the principal.

These things don't appear to matter to PP and those waving the same flag, they want and expect the school to deliver on what is solely in the best interest of their children. For those, I'm not even sure private school would be satisfying - many of them should consider homeschooling so the school can continue to move forward and put all the angst about 'silent lunch?!!" in the past. But alas, it will probably continue to come up and I sincerely hope that the principal will refuse to engage in conversations about it.

If DCUM is the last resort to continue to air out the dirty laundry that is probably a good thing.[/quote]

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