Who would want their kids to do those things anyway. I cant believe that the school actually expects for our children to behave properly! *sarcasm* If people properly trained their children at home there would be no need for the rules.

EDIT: Have you had lunch at an elementary school lately? Try going there with your child for lunch and you will see why they need those rules..

These rules may seem excessive, but you have to remember that these are children we’re talking about here. I’m finishing up my degree in Early Childhood Education right now, and I’ve had a lot of experience in the schools. You’d be amazed at what children do sometimes. When you’re dealing with young children, you have to lay down the ground rules that they’re to obide by. In many schools, the students are expected to obide by many of the same rules throughout their entire elementary career. Believe it or not, these rules are not only intended to keep the children safe, but they also teach them self- discipline. Could you imagine an entire school of kids running wild?

“obtain permission from playground supervisor before retrieving playground balls or other equipment that leaves the playground.”- This is probably one of the most important rules on your list. If I had a child in elementary school, and I found out that they left the school premises at recess, not only would I have a talk with my child about the dangers that can come along with leaving the playground, I’d be questioning the school about it. Parents expect that their children are safe at school, and it’s the duty of the staff and faculty to ensure their safety.

Most schools are shifting away from long lists of “do nots”

and towards rules based on general principles, and positive rules which specify what you DO want the students do.

Some examples might be 1) respect others, 2) take care of school property, 3) be polite and helpful, and 4) follow directions the first time they are given.

Too many rules are impossible to remember, and a laundry list of “no-no’s” is just an invitation for some creative student to find something disruptive that isn’t on the list.

It is also helpful if the students participate in making the rules and discussing why certain things would be dangerous or disruptive. This invites them to cooperate to make their school a pleasant place, which is the whole goal of the rules in the first place.

I can see good reasons for all of them except a few concerning lunchtime, such as lining up in alphabetical order and needing to wait before leaving.

School is for learning first, social interaction second, play last. Safety and consideration of others should always be a part of all of these, which these rules basically emphasize.

I think you are probably viewing these rules from the perspective of what you don’t have rather than what is gained. The fact of the matter is they take into account that there is more to any activity than just the individual engaged in it, which you should do, too. Everything a person does affects someone or something else, so there has to be restrictions and children should learn and accept this before they become adults and engage as they please in the world.

I think its pretty normal. Some of the rules are a little strange, like the alphabetical order one, but other than that it just seems like a slightly more strict school. Anyway, a lot of rules aren’t followed in elementary school so I can understand why they try to conduct order. If you have a serious problem with one or many of the rules, contact the principal, vice principle, or counselor. They will explain the rules or change a few. I hope I helped!

i have been to pirvate school all my life and those have been the rules and so i dont really know any different but the lunch rules are a bit extreme we can go into lunch with our house but we can leave and scrape our tray whenever we want obviously there isnt screaming or shouting allowed but normal talking is ok and sandwiches are to be eaten outside and there we can be as loud as we want.

xoxox Kealey

those sound like the rules that my elementary had, except we shortened it to:

keep ur hands to urself

respect others

no weapons

no alchohol (sp?)

no tobacko (sp?)

no food on playground

no looking into other classes windows

and we had a fence and a big playground so we had to stay inside the fence, and we would have to get permission to get something from the other side of the fence.

I know it sounds like overkill, but this is what kind of rules-lists you get when kids come to school without even knowing the basics of decent behavior, and then have parents who hire lawyers when little Jimmy and Janie get hurt on the playground.

Some of these rules are absurd. But some of them exist tod

ay.

I remember being a kid…no cell phones and rode my bike everywhere… I got some bumps and bruses, but grew up just fine……. These rules seem almost NAZI-like… Most unfortunate.

Blah…Blah…..Some are fine…Yes…keep them safe…True…However, what happened when you where a child?

This is the eighth-grade final exam from 1895 in Salina, Kansas, USA. It was taken from the original document on file at the Smokey Valley Genealogical Society and Library in Salina, KS, and reprinted by the Salina Journal. We can be overjoyed it is not used today.

8th Grade Final Exam: Salina, KS -1895

Grammar (Time, one hour)

1. Give nine rules for the use of capital letters.

2. Name the parts of speech and define those that have no modifications.

3. Define verse, stanza and paragraph

4. What are the principal parts of a verb? Give principal parts of”lie,””play,” and “run.”

5. Define case; Illustrate each case.

6 What is punctuation? Give rules for principal marks of punctuation.

7 – 10. Write a composition of about 150 words and show therein that you understand the practical use of the rules of grammar.

Arithmetic (Time, 1.25 hours)

1. Name and define the Fundamental Rules of Arithmetic.

2. A wagon box is 2 ft. deep, 10 feet long, and 3 ft. wide. How many bushels of wheat will it hold?

3. If a load of wheat weighs 3942 lbs., what is it worth at 50cts/bushel, deducting 1050 lbs. for tare?

4. District No 33 has a valuation of $35,000. What is the necessary levy to carry on a school seven months at $50 per month, and have $104 for incidentals?

5. Find the cost of 6720 lbs. coal at $6.00 per ton.

6. Find the interest of $512.60 for 8 months and 18 days at 7 percent.

7. What is the cost of 40 boards 12 inches wide and 16 ft. long at $20 per metre?

8. Find bank discount on $300 for 90 days (no grace) at 10 percent.

9. What is th! e cost of a square farm at $15 per acre, the distance of which is 640 rods?

10. Write a Bank Check, a Promissory Note, and a Receipt

U.S. History (Time, 45 minutes)

1. Give the epochs into which U.S. History is divided

2. Give an account of the discovery of America by Columbus.

3. Relate the causes and results of the Revolutionary War.

4. Show the territorial growth of the United States.

5. Tell what you can of the history of Kansas.

6. Describe three of the most prom inent battles of the Rebellion.

7. Who were the following: Morse, Whitney, Fulton, Bell, Lincoln, Penn, and Howe?

8. Name events connected with the following dates: 1607, 1620, 1800, 1849, 1865.

Orthography (Time, one hour)

1. What is meant by the following: Alphabet, phonetic, orthography, etymology, syllabication

2. What are elementary sounds? How classified?

3. What are the following, and give examples of each: Trigraph, subvocals, diphthong, cognate letters, linguals

4. Give four substitutes for caret ‘u.’

5. Give two rules for spelling words with final ‘e.’ Name two exceptions under each rule.

6. Give two uses of silent letters in spelling. Illustrate each.

7. Define the following prefixes and use in connection with a word: bi, dis, mis, pre, semi, post, non, inter, mono, sup.

8. Mark diacritically and divide into syllables the following, and name the sign that indicates the sound: card, ball, mercy, sir, odd, cell, rise, blood, fare, last.

9. Use the following correctly in sentences: cite, site, sight, fane, fain, feign, vane, vain, vei n, raze, raise, rays.

10. Write 10 words frequently mispronounced and indicate pronunciation by use of diacritical marks and by syllabication.

Geography (Time, one hour)

1 What is climate? Upon what does climate depend?

2. How do you account for the extremes of climate in Kansas?

3. Of what use are rivers? Of what use is the ocean?

4. Describe the mountains of North America

5. Name and describe the following: Monrovia, Odessa, Denver, Manitoba, Hecla, Yukon, St. Helena, Juan Fernandez, Aspinwall and Orinoco.

6. Name and locate the principal trade centers of the U.S.

7. Name all the republics of Europe and give the capital of each.

8. Why is the Atlantic Coast colder tha! n the Pacific in the same latitude?

9. Describe the process by which the water of the ocean returns to the sources of rivers.

10. Describe the movements of the earth. Give the inclination of the earth.

Notice that the exam took FIVE HOURS to complete. Gives the saying “he only had an 8th grade education” a whole new meaning, doesn’t it?! Also shows you how poor our education system has become… and, NO! I don’t have the answers, and I failed the 8th grade test!