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<blockquote data-quote="hearts and roses" data-source="post: 90763" data-attributes="member: 2211"><p>Our schools also had that 15 minute quiet rule. The most ridiculous part of it was that the teachers were not even eating. They were standing guard to make sure no one was talking...how stupid is that?? None of the teachers even eat in the lunchroom with the kids; they eat in their rooms or the teacher's lounge, so why can't the kids keep it down to a low roar? When are the kids allowed to let off steam and chill?? </p><p></p><p>As a kid, we always had a full 45 minutes of lunch/recess. We'd rush through lunch so we could go outside and either play or hang or play ball, or just sit and chat. </p><p></p><p>I think that the state education departments put so much pressure on schools to reach goal on their state standardized exams that our children are suffering...it's no wonder to me that more and more of our kids have developed anxiety disorders at such young ages.</p><p></p><p>I know that I am painting a picture of the extreme, but you have to admit...lunchtime/recess should be for socializing and decompressing. The schools are so out of whack and this is their way of creating conformity and order and it bugs me. </p><p></p><p>Steph, if I were you I would most definitely bring to the principal's attention difficult child's ADHD as well as the cruelty of the teacher who would not allow difficult child to get her coat! And I'd also question the 15 minute quiet rule at the next school board meeting and PTA meeting. Urgh.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hearts and roses, post: 90763, member: 2211"] Our schools also had that 15 minute quiet rule. The most ridiculous part of it was that the teachers were not even eating. They were standing guard to make sure no one was talking...how stupid is that?? None of the teachers even eat in the lunchroom with the kids; they eat in their rooms or the teacher's lounge, so why can't the kids keep it down to a low roar? When are the kids allowed to let off steam and chill?? As a kid, we always had a full 45 minutes of lunch/recess. We'd rush through lunch so we could go outside and either play or hang or play ball, or just sit and chat. I think that the state education departments put so much pressure on schools to reach goal on their state standardized exams that our children are suffering...it's no wonder to me that more and more of our kids have developed anxiety disorders at such young ages. I know that I am painting a picture of the extreme, but you have to admit...lunchtime/recess should be for socializing and decompressing. The schools are so out of whack and this is their way of creating conformity and order and it bugs me. Steph, if I were you I would most definitely bring to the principal's attention difficult child's ADHD as well as the cruelty of the teacher who would not allow difficult child to get her coat! And I'd also question the 15 minute quiet rule at the next school board meeting and PTA meeting. Urgh. [/QUOTE]
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