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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Parents are pretty lazy these days in general. Anyone who works in a school knows this. Flame away. But nothing is ever their fault or responsibility, or their kids. This is our education crisis.[/quote]

Interesting perspective. I think that what the school expects of me as a parent and what the school expected from my parents are completely different. My parents were responsible for getting me on the bus.

As a parent, I'm responsible for homework, charging chrome books, spirit days, snacks, other dress up days, and a never-ending parade of extras. I do it and I support the teachers 100% but, seriously, my parents just had to get me on the bus.[/quote]

Agree with the first PP.  The spirit days, class parties and snacks, dress ups etc. are optional and what wealthy schools districts do to make bored SAHMs feel involved.  Kids don’t need these and you don’t have to participate.  Send your kid in regular clothes on “crazy clothes” day.  No one cares, truly.

But schools now are expected to provide all the necessities that really and truly are a parents responsibility: clothes, food, medical and psychological care, more. [/quote]

The problem is that MY KID cares about the school spirit days and all the extras.  I can't tell you the amount of drama we went through on pajama day because 7 yo declared her pajamas looked too "babyish" to wear to school, and her fleece ones were too hot for the weather, etc.  And I told her, fine, wear clothes then, and then she has a gd meltdown at bedtime, and then there's more drama over it in the morning.  And spirit week means 5 days of this.

The biggest burden on my time that my mother did not have, besides my full time job, is having to keep my kids entertained.  In the 80s we were sent outside.  Now I have to personally arrange playdates and supervise kids in my home, I have to play with my own kids, set up crafts, etc.  This is a lot more work.  My mom basically had free time most of the day, and my dad had free time any time he wasn't at work.  Me?  I have zero free time.  I'm stealing this 5 min break while waiting in a line at work.[/quote]

Ok, good points.  I hear you and agree.  This is problem in wealthy school districts and “gated community” neighborhoods though.

[b]Move into a higher FARMS district and a neighborhood that is actually a neighborhood (no HOA, etc.) and kids all go out and play with each other semi free range like you used to.  [/quote][/b]

This is not the case at my Title 1 school. The only kids I see playing outside are the ones without wifi and phones. There aren't too many of them. Tablets at the most popular gift for my students at Christmas. Not bikes or skateboards or soccer balls. The reason so many poor children are overweight is a combination of cheap, fattening food and lack of exercise.[/quote]

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