Just another "Snowflake" vent

[Pea-n-Me]

Just one more thought. I think it's really important for us as parents to *continue to* (because I know everyone does) talk to our kids about good behavior, what it means to be a friend, how to say no in the face of peer pressure, have compassion for the feelings of others, care about the world around them, help a friend or classmate in need, etc. Our middle school age kids are beginning to look like older kids, but they're still learning the ways of the world and we shouldn't become complacent to think that they're doing fine as either having or being a friend, being a good citizen at school, teammate (wait, maybe we shouldn't go there, lol), son or daughter, family member, citizen of community, etc. They may not be, and if we aren't aware, who's to keep it in check? Maybe we should assume they don't get it. Bottom line, IMO, is that it's a message we need to keep repeating.

 

[bumbershoot]

I'm not a big fan of middle schools like that. Personally I'd rather see like a K-6, 7-9, 10-12 situation.

The way it was when I was in elementary school and 7th grade! Man oh man did those 9th graders look OLD. So tall, mature, etc etc etc. Frightening!

And then over that summer we changed to a middle school, 6-8, which I think made more sense, but I could have used more notice that I was about to be in my last year of jr/middle school LOL.

Thats the way our district works, we have K-5 or 6, then 7-8 and then 9-12. The plan to put 6th grade in the Jr. High has failed every year it has come to vote.

I like the 7-8 alone. Actually even when I was that age I sort of felt that we should all just be at home for those years. Do school at home, socialize if we wanted to...but just get those those awkward years without having to deal with school stuff every day.


I was in a "one" room schoolhouse for 4th grade (Montebello school in Cupertino CA, it still exists!), and we had one 7th grader whose mom wasn't ready to send him "down the hill" to the junior high school. He looked significantly different from the 6th graders...but academically it worked out well for the youngers. The principal taught our group, 4th-6th and the one other kid, and it was terrific. But I wouldn't have wanted to be in *school* with tons of 7th graders and above! I would have been even more scared and skittish.

 

[Terry36]

Just one more thought. I think it's really important for us as parents to *continue to* (because I know everyone does) talk to our kids about good behavior, what it means to be a friend, how to say no in the face of peer pressure, have compassion for the feelings of others, care about the world around them, help a friend or classmate in need, etc. Our middle school age kids are beginning to look like older kids, but they're still learning the ways of the world and we shouldn't become complacent to think that they're doing fine as either having or being a friend, being a good citizen at school, teammate (wait, maybe we shouldn't go there, lol), son or daughter, family member, citizen of community, etc. They may not be, and if we aren't aware, who's to keep it in check? Maybe we should assume they don't get it. Bottom line, IMO, is that it's a message we need to keep repeating.

Well said.