Are you afraid to send your kids to school?

Don't worry. I am sure that your daughter will do fine. At the beginning of school they will review the rules with your daughter and her classmates. Our school system also sends them home for the parents to understand and review with their children. This way, everyone knows what behavior is acceptable and which is not. The kids do learn so much more at an early age. I remember Kindergarden being for socializing, not reading. The programs that the schools use are very effective in childhood learnings. Everyone has anxiety when their children start school. Your concerns are natural.

I think it's a big descision, whether to send your children to public, private or homeschool them, one that no one else can really make but you and the other parent. It is hard. I went to a great school growing up, and it was in a prodominently catholic commmunity, so most of the teachers were catholic/christian, and we agreed with most of thier conservative values. I loved public school, and it was pretty safe and stuck to our morals for the most part. Where we live now, has a great school system, and if we still live here when our boys are old enough, they will most likely attend public schools, or a private school if we feel it's neccesary. I think there will always be situations where our children will face bullies, whether at recess or the neighborhood park, it's how they deal with such situations that determines what kind of character they will develop as adults. We cannot and should not attempt to sheild them from any kind of exposure, because eventually they will be faced with it and be unequipped and unprepared. It's better they learn these life lessons while mom and dad are still there to guide them. Having said that, if we move, and we do not like the school system, either we find it to be inadequate or extremely liberal, we will homeschool or find a private school. Also, about the zero tolerance, I do think it is a little overboard, but then also, I know some parents are encouraging questionable behaviour in their 5 year olds, because they think it is funny. I am sure most schools are just overcompensating, b/c of the recent violence, (not just v.t. but the other school shootings in the last 5-10 years), and hopefully will soon find balance. It seems that most people will go to one extreme then the other, but eventually end up in the middle somewhere, where they belong. good topic by the way.

no i am not afraid to it is it not a bid task.

omg the 5 year old kid is a perv. lol