Why are parents allowed only up to the drop off point of a developmental international primary school?

Question

does this have anything to do with disciplining the kids? or is there something in their teaching method they don't want the parents to see? hmm...?

Answer 1

This happens at a lot of schools when dropping off children in the mornings.   Have you asked the school why they do this?

I have heard some people say it's because the school wants the child to be 'independent' and be a 'big boy or girl' and not cling to the parent.

As for other times during the day, when teh parent is NOT dropping the child off at school, the parent should always be able to enter the school and report to the office when entering.

I would ask the school for their written policy on WHY parents are only allowed up to the drop off point.

Answer 2

Do you mean you aren't allowed in the classroom, only at a drop off point where your child goes in?  If that's it I've never heard of it.  I work in a classroom for developmental disabled children and we encourage parents to come in.  I can however think of a few reasons why such a rule would be in place.

To insure that your child knows there is a difference between home and school.  We have many students who aren't made to do anything at home and try to get away with the same at school.  It makes it difficult to make any progress when the student knows that the parents do not support the classroom efforts.

For your and the students safety.  The school cannot let just anyone come in to the classroom and observe/interact with students, so they just let no one in.  Possibly some students act violently towards new people, and it is for your own protection.

Answer 3

I'm not 100% clear what you're asking, but it sounds as though parents aren't allowed into the classrooms at school - if this is the case there may be some valid reasons.

In our district we have parent volunteers, but then we had a couple of issues where the parents who volunteered were also calling the parents of the other kids in class and telling them about the behavior of their children during the day.  Now we have strict rules about parents coming into classrooms.

We've also had issues with confidentiality, parental custody issues, and people interacting inappropriately with the children/teacher during class, so we now try to have volunteers stay in the office doing things like copying and laminating instead of in the classroom.

I know that I've had to ask a couple of parents to drop the kids at the door because they want to talk (either about their kids or just to chat) while I should be teaching class.  I've also had parents come in with their kids in the morning, bring little ones, disrupt class, play and touch different things (which distracts the other kids), talk to kids who are working, and throw off our morning routine.  This dad even went to far as to play with his younger son, pretending to throw him in our garbage pail.  This cannot be allowed to happen.

It may also depend on the class.  Kids with autism or behavioral difficulties may get very upset when someone unfamiliar walks into the room, which can throw off the whole day.

If you have issues or doubts about any of the school policies make an appointment to talk to the principal about them.  Then you can decide if this school is the best fit for your child and family.

Answer 4

no clue what you mean