Perhaps there isn't a widespread direct link between kids with poor fitness and goofy parents, but at my kids' school, we're seeing it.
The city is sponsoring a Walk for Wellness challenge that is between schools, as well as between classes within area schools. The idea is to get kids exercising, obviously. The city has a goal that it's trying to reach and kids are being motivated to contribute towards that goal, rah, rah, rah!
The "course" at my kids' school is around one building and then follows the perimeter. Four laps equals about 1/4 mile of walking.
-One day it was unseasonably warm (like 70 degrees) and some goofy parents expressed concern about their kids over exerting themselves. Result: Each kid is now limited to walking four laps at the most on any given day. "Make up days" are being considered where kids could walk more than four laps in a day.
-They started out keeping track of laps by handing out a wooden popsicle stick. At the end of the day kids would turn in their sticks and their laps would be added to the tally. Then a parent complained because their kid allegedly got a splinter from the popsicle sticks. Result: No more popsicle sticks. Instead, kids got stamps on their hands to track laps.
-All was going swimmingly until some more parents complained that they found it difficult to wash the ink stamps off of their children's hands. Result: The kids now wear a piece of masking tape as they walk and the tape is stamped, rather than their flesh.
...to be continued as the goofiness progresses.
The city is sponsoring a Walk for Wellness challenge that is between schools, as well as between classes within area schools. The idea is to get kids exercising, obviously. The city has a goal that it's trying to reach and kids are being motivated to contribute towards that goal, rah, rah, rah!
The "course" at my kids' school is around one building and then follows the perimeter. Four laps equals about 1/4 mile of walking.
-One day it was unseasonably warm (like 70 degrees) and some goofy parents expressed concern about their kids over exerting themselves. Result: Each kid is now limited to walking four laps at the most on any given day. "Make up days" are being considered where kids could walk more than four laps in a day.
-They started out keeping track of laps by handing out a wooden popsicle stick. At the end of the day kids would turn in their sticks and their laps would be added to the tally. Then a parent complained because their kid allegedly got a splinter from the popsicle sticks. Result: No more popsicle sticks. Instead, kids got stamps on their hands to track laps.
-All was going swimmingly until some more parents complained that they found it difficult to wash the ink stamps off of their children's hands. Result: The kids now wear a piece of masking tape as they walk and the tape is stamped, rather than their flesh.
...to be continued as the goofiness progresses.
NEW RULE: There will be no more "F's," "D's" or "C's" because low grades are also discouraging.
we haven't seen any of those statements from you in a while. 
