My daughter came home from school today with her rain boots directly in her knapsack. They were not in a plastic bag or anything. Her rain boots were just in her knapsack. I found this completely gross, considering that I sent a shopping bag with my daughter to school this morning. It was poring this morning, so I had her wear her rain boots and put her sneakers in a shopping bag in her knapsack. Why my daughter's teachers didn't use that shopping bag to put her rain boots in is beyond me. I came home and washed out her knapsack. I just found the whole thing to be gross. Is it worth mentioning this to the teachers tomorrow and tell them that for now on any extra boots or shoes that are not worn should be placed in a shopping bag? Or should I just let it go and not make a bid deal about it? Thanks in advance for your responses!
Just to clarify, my daughter is 3 and in preschool.
i could never deal with working in a preschool. it seems that most mamas think that preschools are basically just cheap nannies.
khairete
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even at three it's her responsibility and honestly maybe i'm a germ filled pig pen pig, but I have more to worry about then a dirtly book bag. so I recommend letting it go....UNLESS you live in seattle then ...maybe.
Totally let this go. I would have seen it, given a very slight sigh, and then took the boots out. I wouldn't even have washed the bag.
If it is that big of a deal to you, tell your daugther that she is to put them in a plastic bag when she's done with them. It isn't the teacher's responsibility.
Teach your daughter to put her own shoes in a separate bag.
Yes, it is gross but I don't think it is the teacher's responsibility. The teacher has too many kids to worry about stuff like that.
I'd say the teacher is supposed to be teaching class. Not worrying about what your child is supposed to do with rain boots.
My grand kids wore their rain boots to school and when I walked them in I took the rain boots back with me to the van. That way they didn't make mud in the classroom for the teacher to deal with.
My thoughts about this?????
At least you got them back and both of them back too.
From your other posts, I can see that you obviously have multiple problems with this pre-k. At this point, you are nitpicking about the boots and trying to find other reasons not to like it. When my son was 3, we weren't impressed by his pre-k, either. It took some effort but we finally switched him to somewhere wonderful. Do the same thing and good luck.
You need to tell your daughter not to do that anymore. A teacher cannot keep up with that.
I just seen that she is only 3. I guess if it happens again I would kindly ask her to put wet shoes in bag, but I would let it go this time:)
If you have to ask the question, you already know the answer.
Yes. You are making a huge deal over this.
Was anything ruined?
Was her homework destroyed?
Was her backpack destroyed?
Mention it to the teachers, why? You gave your daughter instructions, right? She should have followed your instructions, she didn't. You need to TELL YOUR DAUGHTER what to do and how to handle it. IT IS HER STUFF.
Good luck!
Yes, sorry... too big a deal. Your 3 year old should be able to take off her boots and put them into the plastic bag you send.
Usually all the kids are arriving at the same time and there's no way for the teachers to be able to keep track of everyone's backpacks and shoes. I'd rather the kids were supervised or engaged in activities than worrying about stuff like this~ I'd let it go...
Did your daughter just turn three? Was this the two yr old class or the 3 yr old class. I'm assuming that at the end of the year in a three yr old class they are telling the kids to pack their things in the backpack. Kids need to learn to do thing themselves, that is a big part of what's good about preschool.
Why were the boots still wet at the end of school? Did your daughter put them in her backpack as soon as she took them off?
If your daughter is a young three then nicely ask the teacher to remind your daughter to put damp things in a bag. If she is almost 4 talk to your daughter herself in front of the teacher.
I always feel sorry for the kids who have to wear their boots all day, I think it's nice you take the time to pack her shoes!
Nope, not a big deal at all. But that's just me. I could think of grosser :-)
I agree that this is your daughter's responsibility, not the teachers. This is a good age to give children simple tasks, like putting their boots in a plastic bag for transport. If they don't remember and it's a first-time offense, simply remind them. When sending her with boots again just say "Remember to put them in the plastic bag so your backpack doesn't get muddy! Can you please do that for me? Thank you!"
Maybe, she had trouble putting them in the plastic bag. Try to rule that out. Remind her that if she needs help with something to ask the teachers, but no they shouldn't do it for her--not with minding an entire class and putting out fires!
Yes, your are making too big a deal over it.
Talk with your daughter and remind HER that HER WET shoes should go in the plastic bag provided. How old is your daughter? Old enough to do it herself...OR old enough to remind the teacher that you sent along a plastic bag for wet shoes?
Teachers have better things to do than worry about putting away kids' rain boots.
~Now, I would be irritated as well but I would NOT make a stink over it.
I would be annoyed, but I wouldn't blame the teachers or say anything to them about it. Your daughter probably didn't put the boots back in the bag in the first place and may not have even put the bag in her backpack, so the teachers probably had no way of knowing that she ever had a bag in the first place.
In cases like this, the teachers simply don't have the time or resources to help each individual child sort out the contents of their backpack. You need to teach your daughter the right way to do it.
The Teacher, cannot read minds and she did not know, your daughter had a plastic bag in her bag, to put it in.
Not a big deal.
Tell your daughter, instructions about it. That she is to tell the Teacher next time, if this happens. That she has, a plastic bag in her bag for other shoes.
And, lots of kids just wear their rain boots all day. They don't change shoes at school whenever. They don't bring multiple shoes to school to change in or out of.
They may not have known that they needed to be put in a different bag.
Dont tell the teacher, tell your daughter! The teacher is not responsible for packing up each child's back pack, that is the job of the child.
You don't say how old your daughter is but unless she's in preschool, she should be the one responsible for this. I can't imagine any teacher having the time to go through and personally pack each child's backpack.
If it's REALLY bugging you, you could *ask* the teacher if your daughter packed her boots like that, but it really needs to be your daughter's responsibility to organize her things. Show her how you'd like her to pack her backpack when you send extra shoes and remind her on those days in the future.
If she IS in preschool, then you could very politely ask if the teachers could please use the plastic bag you provide for extra shoes. But again, it would be very time consuming for them to pack each child's backpack.
Tell your daughter to do it. You cannot expect the teacher to remember specific instructions for each child. Do not bring it up to teacher
Unless your daughter is in a daycare / preschool type setting then yes your making to big a deal. At grade school level kids are already doing there own thing dressing wise. Teacher probably never even saw the boots.
You just have to constantly remind her what she needs to do until she understands, & does it on her own. It can not be the teacher's responsibility. The teacher can help out if she see's what is happening. But remember, class sizes today can be anywhere from 25-40 kids. No one can keep an eye on all of them at the same time.
