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Dec.
13, 2005
Dear
Wendy,
What do you
think of the phenomenon of "Pajama
Days" in elementary, junior
high and even high school? Kids
and even teachers come to school
dressed in their PJ's and do "what
ever"....The purported reasons
include: builds school spirit, is
motivating..is a "great fundraiser”...and
more.
Is there a
relationship between ography
and the "celebration”
of kids, preteens and adults cavorting
around school in their ?
(Oh, excuse me, "Pajamas"..."comfortable
clothes"?)
My 8 year old
daughter said, "no way, I'm
not wearing my pajamas to school.”
Only three kids in her class of
19 DID NOT wear their PJs. Last
year in our District Junior High,
teachers were giving "extra
credit" to students who wore
the "slippers" with their
jammies. Since then, the administration
has banned
slippers "for safety reasons".
Our district
recently had a case of "teacher
caught with on his computer".
This teacher
taught at the school where the 8th
graders were wearing their pajamas
to school.
What do you
think?
Mom in her
Lanz of Salzburg Nightgown
Dear Mom,
I don’t
know if a precise statistical connection
can be established between that
teacher and the Pajama Days, but
I don’t see how pre-teens going
to school in pajamas helps anything.
We have clearly
lost all semblance of the distinction
between public and private realms.
Curiously,
the popularity of “pajama days”
has now spread beyond public schools.
Even Catholic schools are not immune
to the Pajama Bug. It does make
me wonder: what happened to singing
songs at Pep Rallies, making up
skits, and the like? Ah, yes, I
know--kids today are far too sophisticated
for such shenanigans, we are told.
But playing the game of whose PJs
are cooler-looking only makes the
cynicism (and competitiveness) worse.
Can you perhaps
band together with other parents
and try to say nightie-night to
the nighties?
All my best,
Wendy
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