Earlier I was reading the post about a policy a public school had put in place that said parents basically couldn't check their children out after 3 pm unless in the case of an emergency or doctors appontment. I saw quite a few parents of children complaining about this is against the law or that this is my child by god no one tells me what to do with my child. As a teacher and a coach that has worked in public schools for many years this policy is something that is very common in pretty much every public school today.
My advice is if you feel that strongly about access to your child then home school them. The reason schools do this is because the most dangerous time of the day is pick up at the end of the day. As a principal now that is in charge of making sure students get to the buses safely around that time of day, trust me we need those policies. The parents complaining about this policy are the same ones that would go to the media or courts if this policy was not in place and something happened to their child. They would be the first ones to question the schools safety and policies for keeping their children safe.
Look take it from someone who knows it's hard these days to make every single parent happy with every single policy. Public schools, teachers, and principals are demonized for being lazy or stupid if the parents don't like something. Parents want perfection because after all we are talking about their darling perfect little babies. They don't want to pay for it in most cases because we will say our babies deserve the best ok then pay teachers and principals like you actually mean that. Parents will say I want my child to have the best but let a local community talk about raising funds to help schools that need it and watch what happens. Teachers are tired of hearing well teaching is a calling so the material value is not important. Tell that **** to a doctor and see what is said. I am not saying because of medical school they don't deserve more money. I am saying the way we talk about teachers and the way we treat them are two completely different things.
Last point to all the people on this board that think that teaching or administration is something that is easy or done by people that don't care. Go down to your local public school look at all the paperwork the average teacher does, talk to them about their hours, ask them how the ever changing laws dealing with public schools are impacting them, and finally ask them do they love their job. Not all will answer yes but I promise you will be amazed at the hours and work it takes these days to be a good a teacher. There are bad teachers or course just like there are bad mechanics or bad lawyers. These bad teachers make up a very a small part of the people getting up everyday going into a public school and trying their best to impact their students. I will get off my soap box now and I know this is a very long post. Next time you see a teacher realize that person is most likely putting in more hours than you for less pay. Also realize that the teacher can't raise your child for you. Thank you I am sure my post will get torn apart by people who have never stepped foot in a classroom.
My advice is if you feel that strongly about access to your child then home school them. The reason schools do this is because the most dangerous time of the day is pick up at the end of the day. As a principal now that is in charge of making sure students get to the buses safely around that time of day, trust me we need those policies. The parents complaining about this policy are the same ones that would go to the media or courts if this policy was not in place and something happened to their child. They would be the first ones to question the schools safety and policies for keeping their children safe.
Look take it from someone who knows it's hard these days to make every single parent happy with every single policy. Public schools, teachers, and principals are demonized for being lazy or stupid if the parents don't like something. Parents want perfection because after all we are talking about their darling perfect little babies. They don't want to pay for it in most cases because we will say our babies deserve the best ok then pay teachers and principals like you actually mean that. Parents will say I want my child to have the best but let a local community talk about raising funds to help schools that need it and watch what happens. Teachers are tired of hearing well teaching is a calling so the material value is not important. Tell that **** to a doctor and see what is said. I am not saying because of medical school they don't deserve more money. I am saying the way we talk about teachers and the way we treat them are two completely different things.
Last point to all the people on this board that think that teaching or administration is something that is easy or done by people that don't care. Go down to your local public school look at all the paperwork the average teacher does, talk to them about their hours, ask them how the ever changing laws dealing with public schools are impacting them, and finally ask them do they love their job. Not all will answer yes but I promise you will be amazed at the hours and work it takes these days to be a good a teacher. There are bad teachers or course just like there are bad mechanics or bad lawyers. These bad teachers make up a very a small part of the people getting up everyday going into a public school and trying their best to impact their students. I will get off my soap box now and I know this is a very long post. Next time you see a teacher realize that person is most likely putting in more hours than you for less pay. Also realize that the teacher can't raise your child for you. Thank you I am sure my post will get torn apart by people who have never stepped foot in a classroom.
