Sunday, October 28, 2012
Halloween Literacy
It always amazes me how much many parents go out of out their way to accommodate trick or treating. Halloween is not apart of my culture so forgive me if I seem like a kill joy.I can see this being a fun time between families but I do not think that parents should spend so much money on this activity that last just a few hours.
Also with the crazy world we now live in, I wonder how many parents are looking at the bigger picture. Are they monitoring older children on these walks, and what about all the candies. Do children really have them.? Or rather do they need all this candy?
Seeing as I am not a kill joy,if Halloween must be celebrated then it is important that proper supervision is given to children and adults as well. Be aware of your surroundings as this is a perfect time for some demented person to disguise their wrong doing. Walk in groups and please search all candies given to children before they are consumed.
BE SAFE!
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This sentence struck me, "It always amazes me how much many parents go out of out their way to accommodate trick or treating." I completely agree. When I was teaching, parents and students would complain when I gave homework on Halloween night, some wouldn't even do it on the assumption that it wouldn't be due the next day because, "after all, it was Halloween". Maybe that makes me a kill joy too. Furthermore, what other time of the year to parents allow their children to gorge on sweets? Never. What really gets me is that especially with all the health and nutritional information we have, parents still encourage this behaviour, and then send them to school exhausted the next day and will copious amounts of sugar. My issue really isn't with the costumes, although parents really need to teach their children about Halloween safety, my issue is with the candy and the gluttonous beheviour that comes with the hoarding of all these horrendous sweets. I now understand why Grandma gave out apples and raisins.
ReplyDeleteThank you for not letting me feel alone here. I agree with you all the way on this and I do have the same issues. I have the same problem with parents and students not wanting home work on Halloween night and I am wondering what is it that we are teaching our children.The world doesn't stop for this one night.Also I do believe that this handing of candies needs a serious look at from a health perspective.
ReplyDeleteI want parents to educate themselves on what is happening around our world.Thanks for your comment,and dare to be different.
Charmaine