school food, supplies, cooking lessons

[Guest guest]

Thanks for all of the wonderful school suggestions. I appreciate the

time it took to write that!

Speaking as a former first grade teacher, who loved to cook in the

classroom, I would definitely keep your/my child home on those

cooking days with flour or other no-nos bc the teacher will have her

hands full and even a child with an aide or in self-contained runs

too great a risk of his little buddy sharing or something. I love the

idea of a button. I have been worrying, however, about singling out

my child. I was thinking about a First Alert bracelet, but with all

of her tactile defensiveness that'll never work. Anyway, don't you

think it is worth it to single them out or whatever when they are

little and less able to tell ppl that a little cheating makes a huge

difference. I would rather they walk around school with a fluorescent

sign saying " KEEP ALL FOOD 10 FEET FROM ME!!!! " than be sent to the

principal for off the wall behavior as a result of an infraction!

Anyway, I also know, as a teacher who had a PDD child in my room

before I ever knew what PDD was, that I knew nothing about PDD and

didn't have time to learn it (with 20 other children) as he had an

aide and his parents were not involved and didn't educate me

etc...... So, my point is, definitely educate your child's teacher. I

don't care how experienced they are! Now, please ignore my incorrect

puct, grammar, and run on sent. as you can imagine the distractions

going on with two toddlers in the room.

Janelle