My son went to first grade dressed in a suit, tie, and dress shoes with a hat and briefcase. He decided to dress as a lawyer. One day he dressed as a cowboy told the whole school we were moving to a ranch in Texas.
Better than the kid in my 3rd grade class who came to school with a 2-piece Cookies sweatsuit, which had embroidered on it “eat EVERYTHING” and Cookie Monster was, indeed eating lots and lots of embroidered weed. I’ll take the astronaut over that any day…
Speaking as a teacher with the expectation that I’m going to get downvoted, they’re likely telling you so that you can have a conversation with your son about being just more mindful of doing things that can distract other students and make it hard for a teacher to do their job. And so you know he’s changing clothes before getting to school.
I don’t think it means the teacher was mean about it or rude or didn’t appreciate it. If I were his teacher, I would probably laugh about it and ask questions. But I’d do the same thing and keep the accessories in the room until the end of the day, so that I could make sure the class was running effectively. And to make sure he didn’t hurt himself or others. Or break anything.
My teen students get distracted by the tiniest anomalies in the room. I can’t even imagine elementary kids in a room where a classmate is dressed like an astronaut. It would be impossible to do anything.
Everyone can say schools hate fun. But it’s not true. What *is* true is that teachers and schools have been beat down about STAYING ON TOPIC and TEACHING TO THE STANDARDS and KEEPING UP WITH THE PACING PLAN and being offered little support or resources or time…the school structure hasn’t been adjusted in a century…there’s just no space (ha ha) for diversion. I love the creativity. AND if I were that teacher…I have other students to think about and a class to manage as well.
If anyone wants to come talk with me about upending the current structures of schooling and reimagining what school can look like to be more able and willing to embrace different paths and minds and abilities, come one and all to my DMs. It’s my favorite topic tbh. But just sticking out your tongue and going MEH THEY HATE FUN is lazy and boring and *so, so* wrong.
Nobody has more issues with the ways schools are run, and wants to completely dismantle them and rebuild them to be better for students and teachers, than teachers.
Our daughter used to dress how she wanted to, we warned her teachers every year that we know she dresses crazy sometimes, but we support her. One day she went to school with soccer shinguards on, with a dress! She was a mess, but she was our mess! She played soccer into college until she injured her knee!
Unless there’s an actual dress code, I think this is fabulous. He’s showing creativity and enjoyment of life.
When my kids were very young my kindergarten aged son used to watch Magnum PI with me every afternoon after school.
The kindergarten teacher once sent a note home complaining that he was signing all his school work with the signature Nathan PI. I thought it was clever and hilarious and told him he can continue to sign his work like that if he wants to.
And I support teachers in lots of ways and my kids had better behave in school but some things are just life.
It was kindergarten school work for goodness sake. Let them be expressive.
Today he’s 43 and we still smile at him doing that.
Kids need you to support them in times like that.
If it’s critical they can’t be themselves in the place or situation, explaining Why will help, especially if you give them the emotional space to be what they want somewhere else outside of the critical area.
i think some of you are not understanding the principal’s email they didn’t say the kid was in trouble, he told everyone his mom didn’t know he wore a space suit to school and the principal told his mom this would 100% distract a classroom full of children from doing their work. Chill out
Shit my kid told me it was fancy dress day at school. I put him that morning in suit tie, gave him a little brief case and hat. Showed to school to pick him up no kids there had dressed up. Asked the teacher she said they didn’t have a dress up day. I still don’t know why he told me this.
That principal has at least two phone calls a day where she says, “I know that you know this is a very serious issue” for the most mundane infractions.
When my son was about 7 he proved true the story I had heard that one day your child would dress for school as Batman. Yep! He did it. It was so cute that I almost sent him to school like that. I’m guessing that Astronaut’s Mom let him go to school fully decked out. Hey, it happens.
Schools really do hate fun.
That kid is going to make it, that is unless someone breaks them first.
On career day I came naked. They sent me home, I wanted to be a porn star, but that was acceptable.
How did you not know what he was wearing??
That principal needs to learn that snitches get space stitches.
My son went to first grade dressed in a suit, tie, and dress shoes with a hat and briefcase. He decided to dress as a lawyer. One day he dressed as a cowboy told the whole school we were moving to a ranch in Texas.
no fun allowed
And so the starfield cosplay begins
[Today I go for the gusto.](https://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1988/12/28) *- Calvin*
Snitch
Response email:
Principal, that’s fukn hilarious.
Regards, you
I get Luke Dunphy vibes from this kid
Better than the kid in my 3rd grade class who came to school with a 2-piece Cookies sweatsuit, which had embroidered on it “eat EVERYTHING” and Cookie Monster was, indeed eating lots and lots of embroidered weed.
I’ll take the astronaut over that any day…
Well, I can think of worse things to have your kid sneak-wear to school. I honestly wouldn’t even be mad.
I don’t see why they felt the need to email anyone about this. Like really? It’s a space suit. The kid is being a kid. Let him.
Not gonna lie if I sent my kid off to school in one outfit and came back in a space suit I’d be excited and laughing. That’s amazing!
You got a winner
Lil man over hear ready for life! You do you kid!
Speaking as a teacher with the expectation that I’m going to get downvoted, they’re likely telling you so that you can have a conversation with your son about being just more mindful of doing things that can distract other students and make it hard for a teacher to do their job. And so you know he’s changing clothes before getting to school.
I don’t think it means the teacher was mean about it or rude or didn’t appreciate it. If I were his teacher, I would probably laugh about it and ask questions. But I’d do the same thing and keep the accessories in the room until the end of the day, so that I could make sure the class was running effectively. And to make sure he didn’t hurt himself or others. Or break anything.
My teen students get distracted by the tiniest anomalies in the room. I can’t even imagine elementary kids in a room where a classmate is dressed like an astronaut. It would be impossible to do anything.
Everyone can say schools hate fun. But it’s not true. What *is* true is that teachers and schools have been beat down about STAYING ON TOPIC and TEACHING TO THE STANDARDS and KEEPING UP WITH THE PACING PLAN and being offered little support or resources or time…the school structure hasn’t been adjusted in a century…there’s just no space (ha ha) for diversion. I love the creativity. AND if I were that teacher…I have other students to think about and a class to manage as well.
If anyone wants to come talk with me about upending the current structures of schooling and reimagining what school can look like to be more able and willing to embrace different paths and minds and abilities, come one and all to my DMs. It’s my favorite topic tbh. But just sticking out your tongue and going MEH THEY HATE FUN is lazy and boring and *so, so* wrong.
Nobody has more issues with the ways schools are run, and wants to completely dismantle them and rebuild them to be better for students and teachers, than teachers.
My toddler has taken to insisting that he go to daycare in some sort of costume every Friday.
Who are we to say no? It makes him happy and doesn’t hurt anyone.
Our daughter used to dress how she wanted to, we warned her teachers every year that we know she dresses crazy sometimes, but we support her. One day she went to school with soccer shinguards on, with a dress! She was a mess, but she was our mess! She played soccer into college until she injured her knee!
Cute boy has dreams
I get the helmet but what’s wrong with the backpack??
I can’t believe your kid wants to be amogus
Unless there’s an actual dress code, I think this is fabulous. He’s showing creativity and enjoyment of life.
When my kids were very young my kindergarten aged son used to watch Magnum PI with me every afternoon after school.
The kindergarten teacher once sent a note home complaining that he was signing all his school work with the signature Nathan PI. I thought it was clever and hilarious and told him he can continue to sign his work like that if he wants to.
And I support teachers in lots of ways and my kids had better behave in school but some things are just life.
It was kindergarten school work for goodness sake. Let them be expressive.
Today he’s 43 and we still smile at him doing that.
Kids need you to support them in times like that.
If it’s critical they can’t be themselves in the place or situation, explaining Why will help, especially if you give them the emotional space to be what they want somewhere else outside of the critical area.
Ok, that is adorable.
Dear Teacher:
Snitches get stitches.
Sincerely,
AstroDad
You can hide the name and pretend all you want but we all know this kid’s name is Calvin and he has a pet tiger.
“Have space suit, will travel“
Smdh Starfield is corrupting our nation’s youth.
i think some of you are not understanding the principal’s email
they didn’t say the kid was in trouble, he told everyone his mom didn’t know he wore a space suit to school and the principal told his mom 
this would 100% distract a classroom full of children from doing their work. Chill out
Shit my kid told me it was fancy dress day at school. I put him that morning in suit tie, gave him a little brief case and hat. Showed to school to pick him up no kids there had dressed up. Asked the teacher she said they didn’t have a dress up day. I still don’t know why he told me this.
That principal has at least two phone calls a day where she says, “I know that you know this is a very serious issue” for the most mundane infractions.
When my son was about 7 he proved true the story I had heard that one day your child would dress for school as Batman. Yep! He did it. It was so cute that I almost sent him to school like that. I’m guessing that Astronaut’s Mom let him go to school fully decked out. Hey, it happens.
What a useless e-mail
She’s a snitch. Snitches gets stitches
What is the problem with this? I dobt understand the need to uniform everyone. People should dress the way they feel.
Child is a cool name
Honestly? I’d have taken him to a science museum IMMEDIATELY after school dressed up fully. Kids got an interest, let’s nurture the shit outta that