TEACHERS! and everyone else..have you heard about this 'game' played in schools?

Maribelle7777 Posted: Jun 17, 2004 09:05 PM

TEACHERS! and everyone else..have you heard about this 'game' played in schools?

DH told me about this and said it was going on in the elem school in our neighborhood...I didn't believe him until I saw this:

Article about 'snap' game in schools

I can't believe that kids as young as ELEVEN participage in this game. I'm appalled!!

RedHead Posted: Jun 17, 2004 09:10 PM

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I am not a teacher but i have heard about this....It was in the news a couple of months ago....
SAD!

julz33 Posted: Jun 17, 2004 09:14 PM

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I heard about it too! My sister's husband's cousins told me it happens in their school... Middle Country SD

Julestrd Posted: Jun 17, 2004 09:19 PM

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I had heard about it on the news not too long ago. It's crazy!!

tonia1001 Posted: Jun 17, 2004 10:52 PM

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I heard about this as well...one of the teachers at the school I was interning at told me about it---I seriously choked on my coke!

Diane Posted: Jun 18, 2004 07:14 AM

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this is so sick that it is going on, especially at the younger grade levels

Miro127 Posted: Jun 18, 2004 07:23 AM

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my school has banned those bracelets because of this craze.
i teach 5th grade and although some of my students were aware of the bracelets' 'significance' im not sure they were actively practicing the game!
it is sick, though ... they're so young.

september2004 Posted: Jun 18, 2004 07:33 AM

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what ever happened to plain and simple spin the bottle? sheeesh...

brideinapril Posted: Jun 18, 2004 09:26 AM

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This is outrageous, I can't believe what is going on with these kids.

eogara Posted: Jun 18, 2004 09:29 AM

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Oh yeah, I heard. Disturbing, isn't it. My best friend teaches THIRD GRADERS and they wear them. It's the south bronx so half of her 3rd graders are around 11 but still!

dbcrosby Posted: Jun 18, 2004 11:55 AM

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in the school that i work at now, 6th through eigth graders are wearing and following through on the acts if the bracelts are snapped. it is sad

kdelace Posted: Jun 18, 2004 12:08 PM

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i am a teacher and unfortunately I have heard of this. Times have changed and kids are very different than when we were in school. I can even see it at the elementary school.

Marcela1654 Posted: Jun 18, 2004 12:19 PM

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heidla Posted: Jun 18, 2004 12:46 PM

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It is really sick when I am learning new 'games' from kids.

HearzBellz Posted: Jun 18, 2004 12:50 PM

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OMG.....remember when 'Spin the Bottle' was risque?

Kriss2c Posted: Jun 18, 2004 12:56 PM

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This is really disturbing. If I find out that any of my young cousins-to-be are doing this... I will spit nails!!!

CaCRmr Posted: Jun 18, 2004 12:58 PM

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WOW! That's in credible...I teach adults so they're already doing those things but to hear about kids...it's scary!

The Original 2nd-time-around Posted: Jun 18, 2004 01:10 PM

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This makes me sick. Parents need to be more involved in their childrens lives.

juju Posted: Jun 18, 2004 03:48 PM

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I saw it on the news about a month ago. What gets me is this mother who allowed her daughter to be on the news to expose that she is involved with this game.

Xelindrya Posted: Jun 18, 2004 04:35 PM

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Posted by juju

I saw it on the news about a month ago. What gets me is this mother who allowed her daughter to be on the news to expose that she is involved with this game.

juju
Sorry I don't get this?
Your mad at the mom for letting her daughter go to the news about it? Or mad cause she let her daughter be used in the actual story? Or did you just say the mother herself was involved?... Sorry, just got lost with that.

Personally I thought truth or dare got REALLY rowdy around that age. 12 yrs old I was in 7th grade.. So that seems about right.

In one school (I think I was in 5th grade) the 'game' was those little tags off the guys shirts (The one in the back where the pleats are, back in the 80's there was a small piece of material there). We'd rip them off (yes ruining the shirts) for kisses. Same for your jeans loops off girls.

These things will happen. Regardless of when. I don't really see this as different from when we were kids. A small clique does stupid crap and all kids in that age group get labeled. Not all the kids are that stupid.

I don't think this is any different at all from other games we ourselves played. If the parents a better handle on their children and their relationships with their kids were stronger then it shouldn't shock them that this stuff happens. My dad knew everything (not my mom). He let me be wild up to a point and pulled me back when it would go too far. The trust we had let me tell him the truth and that trust let him believe I was ok to make my decisions.

I find it odd that these parents are blaming the schools instead of disciplining their children!.

Schools should teach children education only and not be held responsible for other life-related things that they can't control such as Sex, drugs, gangs and manners. Not to say they should encourage this stuff.

Parents should teach children the differences between right and wrong as well showing respect. Parents should be the ones who drill their kids about not having sex, no smoking and how to be civil decent citizens. Instead of blaming schools for not being able to give one on one constant supervision of their own children.

*hops off soap box*