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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A variety of thoughts around this below... and I'm lucky to have a kid that is well behaved 99% of the time.

- You can discount the pandemic all you want, but it's effects will be lingering for a long time. I would guess if you studied it, those whose districts took longer to open up to in person (and remove masks, yes, I said it) have worse behavior issues. They haven't learned to socialize and learn in person. I think it's absolutely ridiculous that this is surprising to anyone (particularly if they had 2 working parents!!) Best thing I ever did was pay for private school for kindergarten in the fall of 2020 (she's now in public 2nd grade). But not everyone can do that and they shouldn't have had to. We did not prioritize children and families during the pandemic as we should have.

- Schools (and some teachers by way of unions) WANTED schools to remain closed. I'm not an educator who is an expert and even I could see a mile away how terrible this was going to be for kids.

- Everyone wants to chirp about that kids are too dependent on technology. Well no $h*t. But maybe we shouldn't have had them try to do Zoom classes. Maybe they shouldn't even have access to iPads at ALL in school.  I would support that 100%. My daughter's private school didn't have them and they were able to learn just fine... just like we all did back in the 80s/90s.

- We had some of the most INSANE behavior I've ever heard of in my daughter's 1st grade class last year. The only thing that admin "could" do was remove all of the other kids from the room. My daughter spent most of the year in a hallway. And admin had the nerve to speak to me condescendingly when I asked what more they could do.

- I do feel like parenting has gotten more relaxed over the years, for sure, and those that parent like that are doing their kids a huge disservice. But I think it's been like that for awhile and it's all coming to a head when you add in how poor public education is getting.

It's not just teachers' fault. It's not just school admins' fault. It's not just parents' fault. [/quote]

Well said. We must stop blaming each other and brainstorm how to fix this mess. Had it been articulated with a different tone, OP offered good suggestions for how parents can promote respectful behavior in the home. However, blaming parents for the consequences of the pandemic causes further animosity between parents and teachers.  [/quote]

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