Q about watching movies at school

luvmykids wrote: Does your school notify you ahead of time that the kids will be watching a movie? And notifying you what movie it is?

I was a little more than disgruntled to hear that the kids had a sub on Friday and watched THREE movies I really would have liked to know about it in advance, partly because I probably wouldn't have sent them (which is probably why they didn't tell us LOL) and partly because I would have liked to have the chance to approve the movies

punkeemunkee'smom replied: OK sorry!

I am informed about everything that takes place in the classroom! I would have been highly irritated too and would want a chance to NOT get up at 6am and drag them out of bed for an ode to Walt Disney all day!

Anthony275 replied: i think in 9th grade i had like 2 permission slips for war movies - but how can a room of 6 year olds stay that focused on 3 movies????

Calimama replied: Wow when I was in school we ALWAYS got sent home with permission slips and if your parents didn't approve then those kids went the library. Why are they watching movies all day anyway? Surely the teacher could have left something a bit more.. productive for them to do??

luvmykids replied:
You are sooooo sassy

I remember permission slips too, that's why I'm so suprised. I have no earthly idea why our school district requires substitute teachers to be accredited/certified/etc if they can't follow a simple lesson plan

How it held their attention, I'm not sure, I'm guessing the recesses in between did the trick? Colt said he was quiet because it was such a treat to get to watch movies at school....I can't tell if he's serious or if that's what they were told

MoonMama replied:
Same here. And I agree why 3 movies?

My3LilMonkeys replied: Geez, in my day, substitute teachers were still expected to teach!

I remember watching movies in school only when they were related to the class, or for special days - day before a holiday, last few days of school, etc. I don't remember ever having permission slips, except for that "special" movie that we watched in health class.

Brias3 replied: WOW- that's unusual! Have you heard of other parents who share your feelings? Perhaps something like that should be mentioned to the principal or something.

I would feel the same exact way. The kids do have movie days at school once in awhile, but they're always posted in a newsletter or communication in advance, as well as the title of the movie that is being shown. We are also given the option to have the kids go to the school library during that time for a separate activity, or we are allowed to pick them up early that day.

luvmykids replied:
I haven't asked anyone else yet, I've been mulling it over because I wasn't sure I believed them But today they were talking about the movies in more detail and I know they wouldn't have seen them anywhere else, so I'm going to be talking to the school.

A&A'smommy replied: omg Monica!!!! What movies did they watch.. and HELLO its NOT a daycare its SCHOOL!!!!

maestra replied: It's possible that if there was a sub, no one knew about it but the sub. Many times, teachers leave detailed plans, only to have a sub that doesn't really want to teach (not all of them are like that) just pop in a movie they bring with them so that they don't have to teach.

I don't show movies often in my classroom, so I do use a movie on sub days a lot as something that the sub can use an incentive for behavior if they need to, but it is usually related to what we have been learning.

As for getting permission- we only have to obtain signed permission if the movie is rated any higher than a "G". If the movie is PG, we have to get a permission slip and justify why we are using it. If it is G, we can do it as long as it is in our lesson plans. Sometimes teachers use them for rewards, I like to use them to tie up a unit we have been studying.

luvmykids replied:
The Emporers New Groove, Little Rascals, and Jack & the Beanstalk. I didn't even know there was a Jack & the Beanstalk, so maybe that wasn't a full length one but STILL I don't have an issue with any of those, but if I did I would have been even madder that they didn't tell me ahead of time

Nina J replied: I would think at such a young age, there should be some form of notification. If they were older, it would be okay. 3 movies, how'd the kids sit through them, lol?

I remember when I got to high school, when I got to be about 14 teachers stopped bothering to send home permission notes when you had to watch a movie with an over 16 rating. I went to a small school, the kind of place where if you needed a ride somewhere after school, you could just go ask a teacher who lived near there and they'd take you.

lovemy2 replied: WOW

We always hated subs in my school days - they were worse than the real teacher

At least if they were watching a movie it should have been something educational not just a cartoony thing....