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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So far I think the rules make sense.  The carpool is worked out to the second, with lots of sub-rules and restrictions.  But they've been doing it for eons.  Who am I, as a new parent, to rebel?  There are reasons.  And maybe it doesn't work the best for me personally, but some other rule on some other area, will.

We follow the school rules because we want DC to follow our rules.  So we set the tone.  If we really don't like how something IMPORTANT is going down, we join a committee and find a constructive way to voice our opinions.  We've had lots of success at both schools so far with this approach.  [/quote]

There's the difference for me.  We want our kids to question what they are told they must or must not do and to expect rational answers and/or legitimate claims to authority in response.  Arbitrary rules and rules that exceed the scope of someone's authority don't deserve automatic compliance.  Doesn't mean that the best approach is always to flout them but refusal to submit may be just as legit (and a lot more efficient) than committee work in some cases, especially when the rules aren't the result of a participatory process to begin with.

That said, junk food in school lunches isn't an issue for us (it's not something kid or parents want to include).  Wheeled backpacks are something I'd give up only if an additional set of textbooks were provided for use at home.  It's insane to expect kids to carry a lot of heavy school books back and forth on their backs while schlepping to and from public transit.  And it's wrong to structure school around the assumption that they'll all have door-to-door car service. [/quote]

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