See, what annoys me is that I think this rule come from a FEW parents not paying enough attention to, or taking responsibility for, their kids in the first place.
I'm reading this "rules for reasons" as the Pennsic U coordinators are covering their asses because some of the material in certain classes is not befitting people of a certain age. Since they can't suddenly institute an age rating system on all classes, they feel they have to put in an over riding policy. I can only imagine they've had incidents of parents finding out, after the fact that someone talked about sex or gave tastes of alcohol in a class their child attended, and then blamed the coordinators. It's the parents that didn't ask their kids what they were planning to attend and then checking to make sure the class was age appropriate that are likely spoiling the other teen's fun.
The reason this inflames you so much is that I know YOU know what your kids are up to. You are a responsible parent who checks in with their kids regularly throughout the day and asks them what they've been up to and what they'll be doing. You take responsibility for making sure your kids attend classes you feel are appropriate. If everyone were a responsible parent, the organizers wouldn't feel like they had to institute rules to protect themselves from being responsible for other peoples kids.
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Date: 2010-07-07 12:06 am (UTC)I'm reading this "rules for reasons" as the Pennsic U coordinators are covering their asses because some of the material in certain classes is not befitting people of a certain age. Since they can't suddenly institute an age rating system on all classes, they feel they have to put in an over riding policy.
I can only imagine they've had incidents of parents finding out, after the fact that someone talked about sex or gave tastes of alcohol in a class their child attended, and then blamed the coordinators. It's the parents that didn't ask their kids what they were planning to attend and then checking to make sure the class was age appropriate that are likely spoiling the other teen's fun.
The reason this inflames you so much is that I know YOU know what your kids are up to. You are a responsible parent who checks in with their kids regularly throughout the day and asks them what they've been up to and what they'll be doing. You take responsibility for making sure your kids attend classes you feel are appropriate. If everyone were a responsible parent, the organizers wouldn't feel like they had to institute rules to protect themselves from being responsible for other peoples kids.