School Project (vent)

[disykat]

This is nothing new. When I started teaching about 17 years ago my district had that rule and it wasn't new then. All food to be served had to be store bought or fixed by someone with a food handlers permit. Salmonella, E Coli, etc. - a big liability in our lawsuit happy world.

 

[Karel]

Our school swings totally in the opposite direction. People bring in food for everything. In third grade there is an international Christmas luncheon where the children bring in a dish from their Christmas report family. In second grade, they have 'market day' and kids usually bring in some type of goodie to sell. In fifth grade they do a 'state' report and bring in a dish from their 'state' and in sixth grade they have an English tea with treats brought in. One sixth grader even brought in pie to share when they were studying 'Pi'.

Just last month I baked two brownie pizzas for my son's class.

 

[The Mystery Machine]

Originally posted by Karel

Just last month I baked two brownie pizzas for my son's class.

This is for those of us that can't bring it homemade treats. Brownie Pizzas sound so yummmy!

 

[Disney Doll]

Wow!!! Some of these responses make me gald I don't have kids in the school system!!! They also make me glad I am not a teacher, if these are the types of parents teachers have to deal with! My neighbor is a teacher and boy do I feel sorry for her now!!!!!!!!

So let me get this straight. The teacher wants a 10 year old to come up with a simple recipe for something using chocolate. The problems are food allergies, the cleanliness of other peoples' kitchens, a lazy teacher who only wants to stuff her mouth with dessert, and it's the end of the year and parents don't "feel" like guiding their kids as they do their homework.

Food Allergies-probably about the only one which may have some merit, as I know peanut allergies etc can be a problem. My thought is that if that were discussed with the teacher, and your child did have a severe allergy where you were truly afraid of harm, that some sort of compromise could be reached which would enable your child to complete the assignment without endangering their life.

Cleanliness-as other posters have said, you don't want to think about what your kids contact in school on a daily basis, so this is a non-argument

Lazy Teacher-actually, the teacher sounds like someone who is trying to think up creative ways for her kids to learn different concepts

Lazy Parents- 'nuff said

If the teacher sat there all day and read from a book and passed out worksheets, parents would be complaining that she wasn't creative, didn't put time into making lesson plans, their child is gifted and she's bored by the way the teacher teaches, there's a word on the worksheet that my child didn't undestand so I actually had to take time to explain something to my child and it's the end of the year (or 3 days before Christmas, or my brithday) and I don't feel like taking the time to explain something.

The thing doesn't have to be complicated. There were some good ideas presented here.


Those of you who would complain to the principal, the school board, and the Pope have bigger "issues" with anger, control, etc than can ever be addressed in an internet forum. Keep "fixing" things for little Johnny or Susie, so they don't have to do anything which might be a little hard, or thought-provoking, or "inconvenient". Just don't be surprised at how your child turns out. Good luck!

 

[gymnasticsmom68]

If the teacher sat there all day and read from a book and passed out worksheets, parents would be complaining that she wasn't creative, didn't put time into making lesson plans, their child is gifted and she's bored by the way the teacher teaches, there's a word on the worksheet that my child didn't undestand so I actually had to take time to explain something to my child and it's the end of the year (or 3 days before Christmas, or my brithday) and I don't feel like taking the time to explain something.

Ain't that the truth, how many times have I read that on the DIS. My son/daughter is bored He/she is so much more intelligent than the rest of the kids in the class, he's so bored he can't help but act up all day.

Those of you who would complain to the principal, the school board, and the Pope have bigger "issues" with anger, control, etc than can ever be addressed in an internet forum. Keep "fixing" things for little Johnny or Susie, so they don't have to do anything which might be a little hard, or thought-provoking, or "inconvenient". Just don't be surprised at how your child turns out. Good luck!

There is never a bigger issue than a parent who isn't ever satisfied. Bored or too busy, don't worry Mom can fix it.

 

[disykat]

From the original assignment:
"6. You will present your invention to the class. You will need to tell how you came up with the idea and the ingredients."

Well, my mom didn't let me experiment she bought me a mix and told me I could add one ingredient. She got the idea on the internet.

I wonder how good a grade this student will get? I think the OP just wanted to vent (as many of us do) about a big homework assignment that was going to take mess at home, expense, and possibly a lot of anxiety on the kids part (trying to come up with their OWN idea) a week from the end of school. IMO the teacher is probably trying something new and will quickly realize that having an entire class bring in desserts on the same day was a mistake.

With my teaching background my advice would be to the teacher. Make the actual cooking part optional. That way you are not punishing families who don't have the money, parents with time constraints, etc.