[Dianna]

The teacher was wrong to give candy to the the child for sure. Candy falls right behind cigarettes and drugs on my list of what I don't want a teacher to give my child.

Make sure any teacher your child has knows this up front. Candy is fairly common in schools these days. Mostly it is given as behavior rewards. Occasionally, it is used to make a lesson more interesting. For example, it seems fairly common for 1st grade teachers to use small bags of M&M's or skittles for the children to sort and graph the colors. I've seen bar graphs made with empty candy bar wrappers after Halloween.

Do you object to all candy or just candy as a bribe?

[lotusblos]

" Make sure any teacher your child has knows this up front. Candy is fairly common in schools these days. Mostly it is given as behavior rewards. Occasionally, it is used to make a lesson more interesting. For example, it seems fairly common for 1st grade teachers to use small bags of M&M's or skittles for the children to sort and graph the colors. I've seen bar graphs made with empty candy bar wrappers after Halloween.

Do you object to all candy or just candy as a bribe?"

I object to candy as a bribe and I object to using treats to raise money. When I went to high school there were two or three fat kids in my entire school (450+ in the graduating class), at my daughter's high school I would estimate that less than 25% of the kids are not fat. Naturally, the school supplies over priced junk food for the kids in multiple vending machines. But, using candy as a motivator is typical of todays public school system. Take the easy path, show movies instead of teach, and continue to graduate students who need remedial reading and math classes before they can go on to college.