Our school district is getting a jump on the amazing heap of paperwork they send home during the first week of school by sending some of it to us in the mail two weeks ahead. The joy! Among the early arrivals is a "Parent Satisfaction Survey" which consists of ten multiple choice and five short essay questions that reminds me eerily of a Regent's exam. I'm filling out the form, with censorship advice from Chris. For example:
Do you feel that your children are safe in school? What steps do you feel may make our schools safer?
My answer: I feel my children are most threatened in school by the presence of potentially harmful substances such as peanuts (instruments of certain death) and berries (choking hazards). I feel that banning such substances from storage and use within a five mile radius of the school would be a strong step towards protecting our children from Darwinistic death.
Censored to: Yes.
How can the Board get people, without children in school, more involved?
My answer: More involved with what?
Censored with: an exasperated (or possibly strangled?) look.
What aspects of the School System provide you with the most satisfaction?
My answer: Summer vacation.
I think Chris would prefer that I refrain from actually submitting a response. Really! Don't ask if you don't want to know. 19 days until school begins and I'm already poised to cause trouble. I really, sincerely, did not want to be That Parent...
P.S. Jury is still out on whether the survey will be sent in.
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2 comments:
you're the parent that the other parents won't admit to knowing, aren't you?
How can we help being that parent?
I felt a little of that today, as I saw Dr Queen of Sheba visably count to 10 when she saw Lindsay and me in the waiting room this afternoon.
We love our kids. We want what's best for them.
If they want people who don't have kids more involved with the school, the school has to get more involved with the community. Hey, I love my kids, but I don't want them growing up into the overprivileged a-hole teenagers I see around here.
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