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Invite who you like...you seem to be part of the 'i'm your fave culture lol
originally posted by: [post=23336076]violet[/po
Some have to be real show offs and invite 20 out of 25 kids. If you want that many kids have them all or do the handing out privately after school hours.
originally posted by: NarcolepticBuddha
a reply to: Krakatoa
Teacher was obviously no one's 'best friend' as a child
originally posted by: introvert
originally posted by: Wardaddy454
originally posted by: introvert
a reply to: Metallicus
Tribalism is simply an aspect of the human condition...certainly nothing to be ashamed of.
Ashamed of? I suppose not, but also not to be embraced when that tribalism affects the individuals ability to free thought.
It is a survival instinct at our most basic level and part of what makes human beings who and what they are.
Yes, when we were running around in packs trying to kill wild beasts for food and clothing.
Given today's society and how we have evolved, tribalism is illogical.
Embrace your tribe.
I don't have a tribe and have no need for one.
Well as an introvert, you'd have to say that.
I do not have to say anything.
Since I am not part of a "tribe", I can say what I like.
originally posted by: KTemplar
Violet, I agree with you here; in a classroom, Birthday invites should be handled outside of school. I’ve seen way too many kids spend days wondering if “so and so” in their classroom was going to invite them.
I was also an after school counselor, and I spent many afternoons comforting these kids.
The best friend comment also affects them in Elementary grades, not so much preschool or kindergarten IMHO.
originally posted by: introvert
a reply to: Krakatoa
If true, I don't see the logic in this, but I also don't see the logic in saying you need to leave a state because of what one pre-school teacher did/said.
That seems to be about just as ridiculous.
originally posted by: xuenchen
A mind is a terrible thing to waste.
School system-wide failure.
😎
It appears to be a private school.
In the end thoughtcrime will be literally impossible because there will be no words in which to express it...The whole climate of thought will be different. In fact there will be no thought, as we understand it now...There'll be no reason or excuse for committing thoughtcrime...The Revolution will be complete when the language is perfect.
originally posted by: Wardaddy454
originally posted by: KTemplar
Violet, I agree with you here; in a classroom, Birthday invites should be handled outside of school. I’ve seen way too many kids spend days wondering if “so and so” in their classroom was going to invite them.
I was also an after school counselor, and I spent many afternoons comforting these kids.
The best friend comment also affects them in Elementary grades, not so much preschool or kindergarten IMHO.
I remember telling fibs to the school counselor just to see what they'd do. But I see why my generation (millennial mind you) is the way it is now.
When you coddle them, how exactly are you preparing them for the real world?
originally posted by: KTemplar
I don’t consider taking extra time to listen to kids talk about what worries them as coddling.
Sometimes a kid just needs someone to listen.
originally posted by: bender151
a reply to: Krakatoa
"No one is better than anyone, and everyone is the best at everything. " - Principal Skinner
originally posted by: PsychoEmperor
a reply to: Krakatoa
I can't wait until they start telling kids they aren't allowed to reject someone because it can hurt their feelings.
"Ugly tommy wants to take you on a date, you say yes! and dont' call him ugly he's beautiful! and dont' assume his gender he can be a her, and how dare you be anti female!, not give her a big kiss!
originally posted by: EternalShadow
You either think "teaching and raising" as it pertains to SCHOOL are synonymous, or you enjoy glossing over the fact that the two are completely separate things.
Look at what deviating from the required curriculum has produced.
Three letters:
SJW
Along with political correctness, entitlement, fear of rational thinking, a completely disconnected sense of self as the 'herd' is more important than the individual, etc.
These kids are being ripped apart mentally.
That's not schooling, that's brainwashing.