Parents and school involvement

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-17-2003
Parents and school involvement
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Thu, 08-23-2007 - 8:49am

My question stems from a personal experience. My middle child is starting kindergarten next week. I've become fairly close with one of my dd's friend's moms- this is her first child entering the school system. She WOH, I do not, plus I have experience with the school, so she's been calling me with questions and comments.

It started to go bad when she called to complain that the kindy orientation is during the day- when she is working. Then it led to complaints about the parents' read aloud program (when the kids are in library) and other opportunities for volunteerism in the school. I get that these things aren't convenient for her, but I'm getting annoyed with the complaining. How can the kids have an orientation at night when they go to school during the day? None of these events are mandatory for parents or kids. And plenty of activities are scheduled for evenings: Back to school night, the PTA picnic, etc.

She thinks because she can't participate, no one should be able to, apparently. Plenty of WOHP do show up for these things. I think she's being unrealistic if she thought she could put a couple of kids through school without ever taking a vacation day. Am I wrong? Am I missing something here?

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iVillage Member
Registered: 04-27-2005
Mon, 09-10-2007 - 4:17pm
You asked me a question and I found a link to show you. If you don't know, just say so.
iVillage Member
Registered: 07-17-2007
Mon, 09-10-2007 - 4:19pm
actually no, study upon study say that schools with higher parental presence in the school perform better than those without paretnal presence in the school. we get fliers all the time promoting the value of parents being in the school.
well, in our school volunteers are not being used as playground or lunchroom monitors. and yes, volunteers do help keep the cost of certain things down but they add so much more to the school.
iVillage Member
Registered: 07-18-2007
Mon, 09-10-2007 - 4:19pm

No, according egd, parochial school is not the same as private school.

Yeah well, that's just, ya know, like, your opinion, man-The Big Lebowski 

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-14-2007
Mon, 09-10-2007 - 4:19pm
For the STATUS silly! (or is that the stigma?) Don't you read your memos?
iVillage Member
Registered: 03-27-2000
Mon, 09-10-2007 - 4:20pm
I thought you said your friend's kid went to Catholic school and they were getting the *exact* same education as your kids?
iVillage Member
Registered: 09-04-1997
Mon, 09-10-2007 - 4:20pm
Just send me the link.
iVillage Member
Registered: 04-27-2005
Mon, 09-10-2007 - 4:21pm
Could be. Never met anyone who did not use the district.
iVillage Member
Registered: 03-27-2000
Mon, 09-10-2007 - 4:23pm

Ahhh, I forgot I was supposed to differentiate!

iVillage Member
Registered: 04-27-2005
Mon, 09-10-2007 - 4:24pm

"I've spent years looking into the topic and don't really feel that the two of you have the necessary background to handle a conversation about what constitutes an appropriate education, or at least the kind of education I hope for for my kids, and how to determine if that education is being successfully executed."

So this is not an insult? She could have just said that I would probably not be interested. No, she had to insult my background, not that she knows ANYTHING about my background.

iVillage Member
Registered: 04-27-2005
Mon, 09-10-2007 - 4:24pm
There is a better link but I can't figure out how to copy a pdf file.

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