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I can't blame this teacher for sending a note, and it was probably better to send it to everyone than to single out the smelly few.
I don't understand this thinking. If there are 20 kids and 2 stink why would you send a note to all 20 kids and hope that the 2 who stink get the message? If 2 of them stink their parents should be made aware that their kids stink and need more attention. If a child has a problem their parents should made aware of the problem I do not approve of this passive aggressive method of avoiding confrontation.
I don't understand this thinking. If there are 20 kids and 2 stink why would you send a note to all 20 kids and hope that the 2 who stink get the message? If 2 of them stink their parents should be made aware that their kids stink and need more attention. If a child has a problem their parents should made aware of the problem I do not approve of this passive aggressive method of avoiding confrontation.
You don't. That's what makes me think it was an almost entire class problem. This is the school:
I don't blame the teacher at all for seeing the need for a communication to the parents, but I do think this is the kind of thing she should have worked through the principal. At least have the principal fully in the loop.
Fair enough. Teachers should probably always consider having their communications with parents edited... by someone who doesn't have to deal with the kids all day and is therefore capable and inclined to make ridiculous efforts to soften the blow
I don't understand this thinking. If there are 20 kids and 2 stink why would you send a note to all 20 kids and hope that the 2 who stink get the message? If 2 of them stink their parents should be made aware that their kids stink and need more attention. If a child has a problem their parents should made aware of the problem I do not approve of this passive aggressive method of avoiding confrontation.
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Originally Posted by North Beach Person
You don't. That's what makes me think it was an almost entire class problem. This is the school:
Wow, it is the first time that I ever read about an elementary school bragging that they prepare their students with the basics to help them graduate from high school.
PS. Sorry, I was being sarcastic, and inappropriate .
The mission statements, at least around my immediate area, just assume that all of their students will be graduating from high school and if they put anything in the mission statement about school it clearly states preparing them for college.
Last edited by germaine2626; 12-01-2013 at 04:39 PM..
Reason: Added PS. I shouldn't have been sarcastic.
Wow, it is the first time that I ever read about an elementary school bragging that they prepare their students with the basics to help them graduate from high school.
Putting something in a mission statement is not bragging.
Wow, it is the first time that I ever read about an elementary school bragging that they prepare their students with the basics to help them graduate from high school.
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Originally Posted by Momma_bear
Putting something in a mission statement is not bragging.
Sorry, I was being sarcastic, and inappropriate .
The mission statements, at least around my immediate area, just assume that all of their students will be graduating from high school and if they put anything in the mission statement about school it clearly states preparing them for college.
The mission statements, at least around my area, just assume that all of their students will be graduating from high school and if they put anything in the mission statement about school it clearly states preparing them for college.
If an organization has a mission statement it is supposed to state what the organization does. It is entirely appropriate for an elementary school to consider high school preparation as part of its mission statement. I think it is silly for an elementary school to consider preparing students for college as part of its mission.
If an organization has a mission statement it is supposed to state what the organization does. It is entirely appropriate for an elementary school to consider high school preparation as part of its mission statement. I think it is silly for an elementary school to consider preparing students for college as part of its mission.
For that matter, it's silly to even mention high school.
Here's a realistic mission statement: "Our aim is to babysit your smelly kids and possibly teach them the alphabet."
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