Hold the Nuts: E-mails From a Class Mom

LMAO!!!! I agree with being concerned about parents sounding dumber and dumber every year! I myself am 30 and not a parent. But I AM the oldest in my family. I was the first born child on my mother's side making me the first grand child, first niece ect. I saw other parents get so wraped up in stupid parties meant to make kids "feel included and confident" that I saw education slip through the cracks! I am sorry but I am young but thanfull I was given a very OLD SCHOOL approach to my education. No I didnt attend every school dance and YES my mom made cup cakes for the class when it called for it! But I didnt get the new Shoes just because all the kids were wearing them! And because of that I am one of the few kids who actualy know gramar and spelling. (well prety good gramar any way) PARENTS!! Who cares what colors the damn napkins are!! Why not focus on making sure your kid's math problems are answered correctly! And PAY ATTENTION!! If some one says NO NUTS it means just that! Focus on education not killing another kid with an allergic reaction just because you think all humans should eat them!

AMEN !!! Oops, can we still say that it school?

I KNOW!! I wanted to smack myself when I saw it! Talk about open mouth insert foot!! And while yes this example is an blown up I have seen my mother deal with situations for school events that come very close to this! And while my post was FULL of realy bad examples of my spelling I would like to blame it on my tiny keyboard! LOL! And my lack of proof reading! Yes this whole topic was meant as a spoof but with my siblings I have seen things like this get blown out of hand very easily. Something starts as a simple. "who is bringing the cups for the soda" and it turns in to a debate about weather or not all children should eat broccoli despite alergies!

Why so angry, Susan? And why can't you see that those are typos, not spelling mistakes?? I'm a lousy typist, with poor eyesight, and I understood Tiffany completely!! :) She makes a valid point. People are so busy micro-managing (and micro-criticising...hint hint) that they take the joy out of everything.

Actually, I think Vermont is different from the rest of the nation :) Lol. I live in RI (in an urban area) and I can tell you that most (not all) of the teachers are burnt out, and don't care. I've been told by my daughter's preschool teacher that they don't celebrate any holidays or acknowledge birthdays so that no one is offended. My daughter was there for 3 days, and we switched to private.
Also, parents do not help in school. Most of them are of the mindset that school and home are separate. They don't want teachers to assign homework, to ask them to help their kids with school work or to ask them to do anything involved with school. Most parents won't pick up their K-3rd grade kids from the school I live near. Even in the snow and rain, they make their little ones walk home with a huge gaggle of kids. Sometimes one adult is with them. And don't think they have umbrellas or boots. Sometimes a few don't even have coats.
So yes, Vermont is different. We're moving to Maine soon to get away from this mess. I think we're going to find a similar experience as what you encounter in your area. (Hopefully!)