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As it turns out the feast was rescheduled due to an unanticipated school closure before the holiday. Over the past two weeks, I’ve contacted my daughter’s teacher several times to try to talk on the phone or in person about my concerns about the costume, and I’ve received no response. I would prefer not to involve the principal until I talk with the teacher, but if the teacher doesn’t respond, I’m not sure what else to do.
In my school, we have a costume parade on Halloween—one of those vestigial appendages of a bygone time that parents ask that we retain in some form. We’ve removed “Halloween” from the title , shortened the duration of the parade, and provide a fun, alternate activity for families who do not choose to send their child to school in costume . The whole thing lasts about 20 minutes, and everyone is happy with the optionality provided.
Recently, one of her teachers pulled aside a small group of students, her being one of them. He told them that he and his co-teacher were like the “bosses” of a workplace, and this group of students were the “star employees.” The teachers were assigning each of these “star employee” seventh graders a small group of “lower level” employees—aka, other seventh graders who were deemed to be less bright and shiny.
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Our children are better off when we do not lie to them. Teach them gratitude and grace by helping them thank those who gavbe them presents.
I'm against what the teacher says b/c low income kids might not get anything for xmas & they'll think it is b/c they are bad. This is who it harms & is directed at. Terrible teacher.