VPK Etiquette

Do you mean they barge in before the class is over? If so, the teacher should address it since they are interrupting class time. Other wise, if class is over, I don't think it really matters what order you all get in the class room, and it would seem kind of grade school to go to the teacher complaining that someone cut in line.

@mum VPK is free preschool offered through the state of Florida.
And to answer the question i would say something to the teacher and let her address it.

They can SAY something but it will do no good. We have that issue too.

Sadly I just wait for karma to take care of them.

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Let the teacher deal with it. The odds are pretty good that you'll be dealing with a lot of these parents for many years. Let her be the bad guy. It may not bother her... it may just bother you. If it's not a safety issue, she probably won't say anything.

If it were my building, there would be a reminder in the next newsletter about "pick up procedures". It makes me crazy when parents think the rules don't apply to them! As an AP, I had one experience where a parent didn't follow the pick-up procedure and the entire building went into lockdown b/c we couldn't find the boy. It was terrifying... only to find out that dad picked him out of line w/o signing him out. Then big brother came to pick him up (the usual routine) and he wasn't there... and there was nothing next to his name. We finally got ahold of the father and it was fine, but it was a scary 10 minutes.

I'm currently going through VPK for the second time (second daughter). Every school and every teacher is different apparently. Two years ago when my daughter went to VPK (at the same school), when it was pick up time, it was pretty much a free-for-all and parents entered the classroom in a disorganized, yet polite, manner.

This year my youngest is at the same school but has a different teacher, and the teacher requires that we line up in the hallway outside of the classroom and at release she releases the kids one at a time to us - very different (and sometimes annoying).

If you think what you said matters, then go for it. I doubt it. You'll just look like a pissy person who is "better" than they are. Ugh.

If it is in the classroom and with the teacher, address the teacher. If it is outside or a whole school situation, address the director/principal that the current pick up situation is not working and needs to be addressed.

The point is to teach the kids by example. Sorry you are having to deal with this.

What are you upset about? That they are barging in before the day is officially over, or that they did not wait according to how you think they should?

I wouldn't really care what other parents were doing, as long as they weren't interrupting the classroom. Is it really that big of a deal? How may kids are there? Like 10? Seems kind of petty to worry about something like that.

Obviously you could say something but I believe it is the teacher's responsibility. My granddaughter's pk requires us to sign her out so they know who picked her up and when. It protects all of us and creates order!

It can be a safety issue with multiple parents picking up their children at the same time. What if someone who was no longer authorized to pick up a child came to pick them up?

The teacher or someone with the school needs to keep the order during pick up time.

The school where my son did 1st & 2nd grade had a pick up line off to the side of the school.
If you didn't want to do the pick up line, you could park and walk in through the front door.
Some pick up lines are very very long and I can understand why some would not want to wait 30 min or more for after school pick up.
Having different doors for it makes a big difference.

Teacher should call each students name for them to exit the classroom door.

i put a note on the outside of my door then locked it. seriously, i made the parents sign the kids out in the office if they came early. that is rude, rude, rude.

Do you mean the front door of the school or the classroom? What's your school's pick-up policy? Are they picking up their kids early and interrupting the class? Personally, I often park and walk in to get my son. I don't always like to wait in the car line. Other parents might prefer the car line. I'm also not sure why VPK would have a certain etiquette that would be different than the rest of the school.

What is VPK?

OK, Thanks Mandy....now that I'm wiser....you should be your polite self and this will make the others look like fools....maybe they will learn from your role modeling behavior, and maybe they won't...but you have to live with yourself first.

Be super polite, WAIT your turn, say thank you and please and may I hold the door, etc...your son is watching you too. And the teacher will be most appreciative.

Well, think of it this way, "who am I to tell these parents what to do?" :) Some parents are clueless, but the teacher is the boss. It might bother you but not the teacher so much. When waiting in line, you can politely mention how eager you are to see your child but you know you have to wait until the teacher is ready to release the kids. You wouldn't want to interrupt any important learning moments.....even at dismissal. Maybe others will think and then learn from your behavior. Be polite and discreet. Ask the teacher how she feel about the situation. If she is handling, no problem. If she feels burdened, perhaps leaving the door closed until pick up time (door ajar) is best.
We all have to breather deep and tolerate others' crazy behaviors.....especially with kids involved. :)