Wow. That's about all I can say. Here I thought I lived in this utopic world (well, I thought MY KIDS DID for the time being)...that was UNTIL I had lunch with them. If you have kids in elementary (or will), I highly recommend doing this. Or maybe I don't. It sure was a wake up call...one I didn't really want. Not that it was awful...but these kids were being so mean to eachother. I really wasn't listening until I heard one boy say "Was I TALKING to YOU?" And then proceeded to say "You KNOW I can beat you up, right?" WHAT?????????????????????? SECOND GRADE?????????? I don't remember ANY of this happening in second grade. Either times have changed or I was OBLIVIOUS to it...or maybe both. Kenzie goes to a somewhat diverse school. Well, it wasn't so diverse when Nathan and I went there...but it's more diverse now. Anyway, these boys then started arguing about who can beat who up. Then they start arguing with a girl because she asked if they were brothers. They started calling her dumb because one boy was obviously "black" and the other "mixed" (their words, not mine). I wanted to pull this girl aside and just hug her. She asked a simple question and they were calling her all sorts of names (and then it came out that they were both mixed and DID ADMIT THEY DID IN FACT LOOK ALIKE!) So, we are in second grade and starting the bullying, the race issues...oh...and they were calling the teachers names too. Awesome. These are the kids my daughter is around every single day. I mean...I know this is the world...I guess I just didn't know it would start in second grade.
What do I say? What does she think? Should I have said something? This is new for me...
For now, I'll post a picture with this post of us in the more "simple" years....Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!
1 comments:
Geeze, those kids sound harsh! I went to a very small elementary school that was very redneck-ish if you know what I mean.
We often talk about when our kids are old enough for school and although I would like to go back to work at some point, it will probably not happen soon as I think we are going to homeschool them. Atleast through the early years. I don't like the way teachers make kids sit and be quiet for the majority of the day. I want to actually do things with the kids and not be on such a strict schedule. Only time will tell though.
Love that pic btw!
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