Would you let a principal know if one of her teachers told the kids...

[castleview]

Oh good grief. I'm the mother of a 10 year old fourth grader and I'm positive this wasn't irresponsible. The teacher didn't lie. As one poster said, the teacher didn't say the world is flat, the Holocaust didn't happen, 2 +2 =7, slavery is okay, etc. There are much bigger issues in this world than Santa Clause! Can you imagine being a principal of a school where you have to deal with helicopter parents of 4th graders being upset about this?

Helicopter parent? Yeah, I don't think so. As I mentioned before though, I'm probably biased. I'm the Park and Rec director in town and have had to deal with this teacher a few times. I've been given many reasons to smack the rocks out of this guy's head and this is just one more....and I could care less about my kid's music class now that I think about it.

 

[PrincessTiffany]

Seriously my kid believed or seriously I emailed the librarian?

I did email her, I just said there are kids who still believe that stuff!
DD is old for her class b/c of her fall bday so there are 8 yr olds in the class who really think that is Cinderella.

Teachers or Librarians who think it's okay to crush a child's imagination shouldn't be working with elementary age children.

Crushing a child's imagination or dreams because you "think they are old enough to know better" is pathetic.

 

[castleview]

I do understand where you are comming from. I would be upset/sad. But I don't think I personally would go to the principle. Well, maybe if the teacher was not on my goodlist lol.

Thanks. Very cool picture btw!

 

[LuvLDM]

Teachers or Librarians who think it's okay to crush a child's imagination shouldn't be working with elementary age children.

Crushing a child's imagination or dreams because you "think they are old enough to know better" is pathetic.

Good lord, are you this dramatic about everything???

 

[happygirl]

Good lord, are you this dramatic about everything???

I would be dramatic if a grown adult ruined my child fantasy

 

[HunnyPots]

There is no way at age 10 that they had not already heard the truth from someone, so I don't see why it would be particularly upsetting. The way I see it, if you insist on telling your kids to believe in something that IS NOT REAL, you run the risk of someone else blowing it wide open on you. That's life...

 

[Missy1961]

If I talked to anyone, it would be the teacher.

What would you do if it was another kid that said this to your kid? Because isn't that what usually happens? I know that's how I found out.

 

[WeLoveLilo05]

I would be dramatic if a grown adult ruined my child fantasy

I agree, these years go by so fast, I love that DD believes in Santa, tooth fairy, Easter Bunny, and Disney characters. I love that she has a little imagination, I wouldn't want another adult to ruin that for her, they are only innocent for such a short period of time.

 

[WeLoveLilo05]

If I talked to anyone, it would be the teacher.

What would you do if it was another kid that said this to your kid? Because isn't that what usually happens? I know that's how I found out.

Thats the point though, a child, not an adult told you.

 

[ICF]

Teachers or Librarians who think it's okay to crush a child's imagination shouldn't be working with elementary age children.

Crushing a child's imagination or dreams because you "think they are old enough to know better" is pathetic.

Really? Crushing their imagination just b/c they find out about Santa?

If they found out another way would their imagination also have been crushed? If "a big kid" on the school bus had told them about it, what would have happened to them when they found out the truth? Would you have talked to the "big kid's" parents about it?

 

[PrincessTiffany]

I agree, these years go by so fast, I love that DD believes in Santa, tooth fairy, Easter Bunny, and Disney characters. I love that she has a little imagination, I wouldn't want another adult to ruin that for her, they are only innocent for such a short period of time.

Oh, didn't you know, the trend now is to push our kids into adulthood as quickly as possible. Who needs a child-like immagination and silly dreams when at 8 you can have an I-Pod, at 10 you get your cell phone with internet access and your own Facebook page and don't forget your full face of make-up in 6th grade to go along with your Ugg boots and Coach bag.

I mean who really need's Cinderella and Santa when they've got all that waiting for them. To hell with the innocence of a child! We have got much bigger fish to fry.

 

[LuvLDM]

I agree, these years go by so fast, I love that DD believes in Santa, tooth fairy, Easter Bunny, and Disney characters. I love that she has a little imagination, I wouldn't want another adult to ruin that for her, they are only innocent for such a short period of time.

I get that, really I do. It made me sad when my Dd learned the truth about these things and I love that my 5yr. old still believes. It just seems as though some parents think their child is so fragile that it will crush them to learn the truth.
The teacher sounds clueless but I think *some* posters on this thread are absurd in their overreaction to the situation. (I'm not talking about the Op)

 

[rgf207]

Did anyone consider that maybe, just maybe, the conversation didn't happen EXACTLY as to how the 4th grader described it?

 

[Cornhusk]

No, the kid is ten and it is about that age that the kids find out. Besides the teacher wasn't exactly lying.Besides the teacher probably thought that the older kids might have already known. As long as the kid isn't in a screaming hysteria about finding out about Santa then it is no big deal and the parent ought to talk to the child about Santa and if there is such a big problem, then the parent ought to talk to the teacher instead of wasting the principal's time.

 

[pigletgirl]

No, I wouldn't tell the principal. Kids are going to learn things in school, whether you like it or not.

 

[FireDancer]

No kidding, I feel bad for school administrators who have to deal w/ this kind of nonsense.

Exactly. No wonder so many real issues in the schools aren't addressed when busy body parents want to have the administrators stop their important work to reprimand a teacher for telling the truth. The truth, while being the defense to anything, is the only thing that should be taught in school.

 

[PrincessTiffany]

Really? Crushing their imagination just b/c they find out about Santa?

If they found out another way would their imagination also have been crushed? If "a big kid" on the school bus had told them about it, what would have happened to them when they found out the truth? Would you have talked to the "big kid's" parents about it?

Do you not see the difference in another child telling this and an adult in a position of authority? The underlying issue is a much bigger issue than learning about Santa.

 

[castleview]

No, I wouldn't tell the principal. Kids are going to learn things in school, whether you like it or not.

Good line!

 

[Hoodie]

What do you mean, there's no Santa?

 

[castleview]

What do you mean, there's no Santa?

I'm sorry.