Fun poll, and I've enjoyed reading the discussion.
Amanda should quietly hand out the invitations and not make a big deal of it. As long as she's respectful, the other parents can't complain. I remember elementary school. I didn't get invited to every party, and my parties had no more than 10 guests. It's expensive to go over that!
The gym coach should mix it up. Make up teams some days and have the kids pick other days. Also, go down the attendance roll so that everyone in the class has a chance to be captain.
Reading Harry Potter... My 10th grade English Honors class read The Catcher in the Rye. Interesting book, but with horrible, offensive language. My teacher gave us an alternate book and requested a note from a parent who wanted the student to read A Raisin in the Sun instead. Only one of my friends had to read the alternate book. Seemed like a good system.
I've always had a love/hate relationship with groups. Before being in high school and being able to be in advanced classes, I hated groups that teachers assigned. The "formula" was one smart achiever (me), two average students, and a slacker. I did all the work. Anytime I've picked a group, I've had no problem. But I am smart, I am a hard worker, and I am very creative. So I usually hurt a few feelings by not having people in my group. In high school, my history teacher usually assigned us groups or partners. She mixed it up, and after she had a feel for our intelligence and work ethic, she partnered us with compatible workers. She also didn't assign group grades. She based your grade on your work. So near the beginning, when I did 3/4 of a project, I got an A and my partner got a B. In an English class, my teacher divided us into groups for "book club" and outlined job duties. Each of us had to do each job once. I think all teachers should alternate assigning groups and letting students pick, and working by oneself should always be an option.
Kids should be able to pray to themselves or quietly with friends. (In 7th grade, my friends and I always held hands and prayed before lunch. It extended to include about nine of us from the original five). Also, a moment of silence is perfectly reasonable. It's generic and unoffensive.
SGA is a popularity contest, no doubt. I never won any election by the student body. I only won elections within clubs, like NHS and Interact, where students actually knew me and knew my qualifications. All our class presidents were popular. All the officers were good-looking and popular. Bribery played a part too. "Be a Smartie, Vote for Cindy!" "Don't be a Dum-Dum, Vote for C.K.!" "Stick with a Winner, Vote for Allison" Handing out Smarties, Dum-Dums, or gum got votes. The speeches didn't.
Common sense against bullying. There are honest issues with it, but there are also students who just need to suck it up.
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Amanda should quietly hand out the invitations and not make a big deal of it. As long as she's respectful, the other parents can't complain. I remember elementary school. I didn't get invited to every party, and my parties had no more than 10 guests. It's expensive to go over that!
The gym coach should mix it up. Make up teams some days and have the kids pick other days. Also, go down the attendance roll so that everyone in the class has a chance to be captain.
Reading Harry Potter... My 10th grade English Honors class read The Catcher in the Rye. Interesting book, but with horrible, offensive language. My teacher gave us an alternate book and requested a note from a parent who wanted the student to read A Raisin in the Sun instead. Only one of my friends had to read the alternate book. Seemed like a good system.
I've always had a love/hate relationship with groups. Before being in high school and being able to be in advanced classes, I hated groups that teachers assigned. The "formula" was one smart achiever (me), two average students, and a slacker. I did all the work. Anytime I've picked a group, I've had no problem. But I am smart, I am a hard worker, and I am very creative. So I usually hurt a few feelings by not having people in my group. In high school, my history teacher usually assigned us groups or partners. She mixed it up, and after she had a feel for our intelligence and work ethic, she partnered us with compatible workers. She also didn't assign group grades. She based your grade on your work. So near the beginning, when I did 3/4 of a project, I got an A and my partner got a B. In an English class, my teacher divided us into groups for "book club" and outlined job duties. Each of us had to do each job once. I think all teachers should alternate assigning groups and letting students pick, and working by oneself should always be an option.
Kids should be able to pray to themselves or quietly with friends. (In 7th grade, my friends and I always held hands and prayed before lunch. It extended to include about nine of us from the original five). Also, a moment of silence is perfectly reasonable. It's generic and unoffensive.
SGA is a popularity contest, no doubt. I never won any election by the student body. I only won elections within clubs, like NHS and Interact, where students actually knew me and knew my qualifications. All our class presidents were popular. All the officers were good-looking and popular. Bribery played a part too. "Be a Smartie, Vote for Cindy!" "Don't be a Dum-Dum, Vote for C.K.!" "Stick with a Winner, Vote for Allison" Handing out Smarties, Dum-Dums, or gum got votes. The speeches didn't.
Common sense against bullying. There are honest issues with it, but there are also students who just need to suck it up.