Is this policy for all JOCO schools or just Dixon?

It was absolutely inappropiate for a teacher to even tell a child that she had a miscarriage. This is a very sensitive issue and shouldn't have been discussed during time that students are suppose to be learing.

 

its not about whether they 'can handle it', its inappropriate.



and speak for your own 5th grader, btw

 

AMEN!!

 

Speaking for my 5th grader at Dixon I don't know if he heard it or not but I sure as heck hope not. I just don't think he is age appropriate for that topic yet.

 

I kinda have to agree. It would be like a teacher going to school saying I had an abortion yesterday, but...

It would be different if the teacher was in her last few months and the baby died. If the children had noticed she was pregnant and then when she came back to school she wasn't. She would have to explain something when they asked questions. That would have been a good time for her to explain death on a 5th grader level.

I've discussed all these things with my 5th grader. It was my place to as her parent. Please don't fool yourselves into thinking they aren't hearing a lot worse from their peers. I've already actually explained pot, cocaine to her as well. I did this after a friends child purchased both in a local middle school. Don't shelter your children, or they will find out the wrong way.

 

i agree SB about overly sheltering children but as you did with your child, it is up to the parents to determine when is the appropriate age to discuss certain things with their own child, not all children are ready at the same age. That is a call for a parent, not a school teacher.

 

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

 

exactly.

 

Something to think about...

I think most people would agree that this teacher made a bad judgment call telling the kids about the miscarriage (and maybe with the talking thing too), but who among us hasn't? It's been said that many of the teachers frequent these discussion boards so the chance of this teacher coming across or hearing about this discussion is pretty high. How do you think she is going to feel having her mistakes hashed out on a public discussion board? I think maybe the whole thing should be put to rest and let the parents deal with things one on one. (And before people start to jump on me because this is my first post I have been reading these boards for years and this thread just got me feeling really bad for the teacher who might read this. I am not the teacher. I don't even have a school aged child yet. Mine just started preschool. I'm only trying to put myself in her shoes and avoid having her feel any worse than she probably already does about it.)

 

Colin, i understand where you are coming from, this thread was not started to embarrass the teacher in any way, the only reason the loss was mentioned was, to quote a smart mom, "tickets are given out at the discretion of the very teachers who don't set clear boundaries on a daily basis. And that is not fair." The focus of the thread was clearly on the rules that could be taken too far by an entire school, that first instance was just one instance amongst many. The thread would have stayed that very way if not for Anonymous who dredged up a 5 day old post which i am sure she/he had to search back about 5 pages to find and turned the whole thread around. The thread was discussed on the 16th and had one post on the 17th and then nothing until Anonymous pulled it back out and focused on the loss instead of the main purpose of the thread. Before it was brought back up there were 46 posts mainly between a few people. Now there are 2 more days of posts focusing on the loss rather than the intent of the thread. Like i said before, shame on Anonymous for making it into a drama.

 

I just asked my daughter and she is in 2nd grade if she was allowed to talk at lunch time and she said she was. Now I'm sure they have to use "inside voices"
I can remember lunch time being the best time to catch up with friends, if I couldn't talk, I would be upset about it.

 

I know this is only a second grade report card, but Conduct is on there. (never paid attention to it before)..I just look for the "S's" when I get it.
I forgot I know this is off subject, but when do they start getting like A's and B's and so on?
Sheri

 

It does apply's in my daughters class and she is in 2nd grade. Her teacher is pretty good about nipping it in the bud so to speak.
I do punish my daughter if she acts up, but so far no problems at school..everytime i read her report card, I'm like I think they are sending the wrong kid home , good attitude and positive, cooperative, eager and pleasant..not my kid here at home

 

Well, mine had her tonsils and Adenoids removed just this month, when does the "tude" get better. "mrgreen"
She does sleep much better now, and gets up before me and I don't have to drag her out of bed in the morning..it's been a big difference in other area's.
Sheri

 

:iagree:

 

What exactly is a "card"? Is it like in soccer, you get a yellow card for a warning and if you get a red card you're kicked out of class? This has got to be one of the most ridiculous things I have ever heard. Do they use this "card" program in other counties?

Are these teachers too afraid of standing their ground against a few kids? If they're afraid of any litigation, they shouldn't be. Any judge worth his/her credibility should be able to dismiss any idiotic charges.

My child's four as well and I couldn't agree with you more.

Just knowing how bad the public school system has gotten with the continual lowering of standards, only teaching to the "standards of learning" tests and the socialistic (borderline communist) attitude of the school board is making me more and more look into home schooling every day. Why do you as parents put up with this? Have you tried to approach the school board about changing these "rules"?

 

per usual around here, this thread is heading South.....:banghead:

 

Why would you even assume this? I have kids. Sounds like because this discussion board had someone not follow in suite with the majority this is the best come back line you could come up with. We are not sheep on this board we all have opinions. I bet you want the school to raise your children.

 

Wow, great prediction girl, ain't it a shame that there are always those that want to stop a meaningful thread from actually thriving and maybe actually having a positive effect on the situation.

 

When are people going to learn that loose lips sink ships?!?

When the teacher volunteered that kind of information to her children, she opened it up for discussion. Plain and simple. In all the places that parents discuss their children...including this board.

If that teacher doesn't want to hear her situation discussed publically, she shouldn't make it public.