tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943060470929085549.post5606036484094172836..comments2024-02-22T22:40:09.294-05:00Comments on Life of a Catholic Librarian: Emotional? Me? NeverTiffanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05772700828819881141noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943060470929085549.post-62026923964546275772010-09-25T12:00:05.712-04:002010-09-25T12:00:05.712-04:00Our open houses are the same way, but they were al...Our open houses are the same way, but they were also that way when I was a kid, too; parents only. I always thought it'd be nice if PTA could run a babysitting thing on those nights, like in the gym or something, but supposedly they need all the space in the school for the various presentations. (I guess the gym teachers can't just use a classroom because all the classrooms have their teachers in therm? Still, it's annoying.) <br /><br />It's been a long long time, but I think they were the same way at Nate's Catholic preschool, too. <br /><br />The light saber thing is ridiculous, but kind of predictable -- too many people screaming OMG STOP BULLYING leads to brain-dead administrative policies. I don't know if that's any better in the private school world.Ken Alperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10042355515450880236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943060470929085549.post-37684005449878768092010-09-23T21:10:42.728-04:002010-09-23T21:10:42.728-04:00((Hugs)) sorry to here about your issues with the ...((Hugs)) sorry to here about your issues with the school. You're right open house is no longer open house. <br /><br />The parochial school I worked at got a new principal and she implemented a lot of the same things to the school. There was a Curriculum Night exactly as you described. We used to call those parent/teacher conferences. She also didn't want parents to come to the classrooms to drop off the students. Instead she had everyone pull up to the front of the school and drop the children off. The problem with that was there was not much in the way of parent/teacher communication. Parents had those communication folders and whatnot.<br /><br />Many of them were upset about these new policies because they chose the school because it was small and intimate. They complained to the Church who ended up having a really nasty relationship with the principal.<br /><br />The principal, in turn, started spreading lies about the school to the diocese. She was real nasty to begin with. She admitted to a parent that she thought priests were weird because they were celibate and never married. Anyways...<br /><br />Needless to say when registration came up for the next year the parents didn't want to pay the 50 dollar non-refundable fee until they had some concrete answers. The diocese, already upset from the lies, was saying that they may shut down the school. They held a meeting which I was on church property at the time of and saw irate parents outside. They were so mad that some of them had to walk out. Apparently, the diocese was blaming the parents for everything.<br /><br />They closed down the school and said officially it was due to lack of students. Unofficially its because they sided with the principal.<br /><br />My point in telling you this is to keep you aware. If something bothers you, speak up about it. You'd be surprised how much sway parents have even in public schools especially if you discover that you aren't the only one.Deltaflutehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00489950329698009256noreply@blogger.com