[Vigilanteman]

FWIW, all my kids went through elementary school in Japan. It was standard procedure at the end of the day to wipe down the desks, floors, common areas and restrooms. Each kid was expected to bring a half dozen or so thick wipe towels from home and to rotate them regularly.

One result was a huge difference between the respect Japanese kids had for their school as opposed to their American counterparts.

[maine-iac7]

Thanks for sharing that! GO to Newt.org and tell them about it! It would be for rebuttals.

[JimSEA]

Like Japan, the kids in Thailand are responsible for cleaning their schools. Responsibility and respect are important lessons.

[Theodore R.]

You make an excellent point, but the American people will never accept their children being “slave labor.” And they really would consider cleaning the classroom a form of servitude.