Comments on: Dear Parents: Every Child Deserves An Audience. Stay In Your Seat. And Shut Up. http://www.janegoodwin.net/2009/11/20/dear-parents-every-child-deserves-an-audience-stay-in-your-seat-and-shut-up/ Education, schools, teachers, social media, parenting, writing, educational issues Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:08:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Iceland http://www.janegoodwin.net/2009/11/20/dear-parents-every-child-deserves-an-audience-stay-in-your-seat-and-shut-up/comment-page-1/#comment-52120 Iceland Mon, 21 Mar 2011 06:42:51 +0000 http://www.janegoodwin.net/?p=2616#comment-52120 Of course cheap and free activities can be found anywhere. I guess it depends quite a bit on the type of activities one is looking for. Of course cheap and free activities can be found anywhere. I guess it depends quite a bit on the type of activities one is looking for.

]]> By: MrsC http://www.janegoodwin.net/2009/11/20/dear-parents-every-child-deserves-an-audience-stay-in-your-seat-and-shut-up/comment-page-1/#comment-23220 MrsC Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:58:13 +0000 http://www.janegoodwin.net/?p=2616#comment-23220 When my son was in the Grade 8 band, they played during the kindergarten/grade 1/grade 2 Christmas concert. All through the first 2 numbers they played, parents wandered around the gymnasium, called and yoo-hoo-ed to friends and neighbours on the other side of the room, played "chase me" with their smaller children, and otherwise made fools of themselves. Before the band played their last 2 selections, the music teacher and director approached the mike and asked the audience to take their seats and show respect to the performers. As I was applauding, those around me were grumbling about not being "interested" when their children were not on stage. I wonder how they would have reacted had I disrupted the performance of their little darlings? When my son was in the Grade 8 band, they played during the kindergarten/grade 1/grade 2 Christmas concert. All through the first 2 numbers they played, parents wandered around the gymnasium, called and yoo-hoo-ed to friends and neighbours on the other side of the room, played “chase me” with their smaller children, and otherwise made fools of themselves. Before the band played their last 2 selections, the music teacher and director approached the mike and asked the audience to take their seats and show respect to the performers. As I was applauding, those around me were grumbling about not being “interested” when their children were not on stage. I wonder how they would have reacted had I disrupted the performance of their little darlings?

]]> By: Amerloc http://www.janegoodwin.net/2009/11/20/dear-parents-every-child-deserves-an-audience-stay-in-your-seat-and-shut-up/comment-page-1/#comment-23162 Amerloc Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:16:41 +0000 http://www.janegoodwin.net/?p=2616#comment-23162 Yeah. Bail out on watching the neighbors' kid perform so you can get home to watch a total stranger perform half a continent away. 'Tards. Yeah. Bail out on watching the neighbors’ kid perform so you can get home to watch a total stranger perform half a continent away.

‘Tards.

]]> By: Margaret http://www.janegoodwin.net/2009/11/20/dear-parents-every-child-deserves-an-audience-stay-in-your-seat-and-shut-up/comment-page-1/#comment-23160 Margaret Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:56:52 +0000 http://www.janegoodwin.net/?p=2616#comment-23160 I so agree. We have sat through numerous concerts, ballet recitals and awards ceremonies and it has been worth every moment of our time. It is such a wonderful, positive experience to be part of--what is happening(has happened?) to our culture. Or our etiquette? I so agree. We have sat through numerous concerts, ballet recitals and awards ceremonies and it has been worth every moment of our time. It is such a wonderful, positive experience to be part of–what is happening(has happened?) to our culture. Or our etiquette?

]]> By: Solonor http://www.janegoodwin.net/2009/11/20/dear-parents-every-child-deserves-an-audience-stay-in-your-seat-and-shut-up/comment-page-1/#comment-23129 Solonor Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:41:13 +0000 http://www.janegoodwin.net/?p=2616#comment-23129 You have no idea the burning hatred I hold for parents who either don't show up for their kids or show up just for their kids and make a spectacle out of themselves and embarrass their kids in the process. I'm not a violent person, but I'm getting pissed off thinking about this even now, and I won't be asked to go to such a function anymore until if/when I get grandkids. Deep. Cleansing. Breaths. You have no idea the burning hatred I hold for parents who either don’t show up for their kids or show up just for their kids and make a spectacle out of themselves and embarrass their kids in the process.

I’m not a violent person, but I’m getting pissed off thinking about this even now, and I won’t be asked to go to such a function anymore until if/when I get grandkids.

Deep. Cleansing. Breaths.

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