{"id":9068,"date":"2022-05-24T01:29:46","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T06:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/liftoffnews.com\/?p=9068"},"modified":"2022-05-18T01:30:21","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T06:30:21","slug":"parents-in-the-halls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/liftoffnews.com\/?p=9068","title":{"rendered":"Parents in the Halls"},"content":{"rendered":"

For most students, seeing their parents in the halls of our school would seem strange, but for some of our classmates, it\u2019s an everyday thing. Instead of just seeing his dad in the halls every once in a while, senior Jed Straessle hears his dad on announcements, sees his dad give the school speeches, and sees his dad in the halls.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cJust like everyone else, I was terrified coming to Catholic, but in a different sense,\u201d said Straessle. \u201cI grew up at Catholic High. I remember crawling under my dad’s desk and playing hide and seek in the halls. I knew about it more than the average student. Teachers already knew who I was; I had to read a love letter to my dad at freshman initiation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0On the other hand, junior Whit Wilcox was excited to join the family.\u201cI wasn\u2019t too nervous about coming here,\u201d said\u00a0 Whit. \u201cI wasn\u2019t worried about my mom [Mrs. Jennifer Wilcox] working here. I had been around the school my whole life, so none of it was new. If anything, it helped sometimes.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Some teacher’s kids ignore their parents, while others say hello. Whit said, \u201cSometimes I just say hey, If we’re walking in the same direction, I\u2019ll have a conversation with her about my day. Sometimes I just ignore her.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Straessle said, \u201cMy first two years when I saw my dad, I\u2019d be like, oh, man, I don’t want him to see me. I don’t want people to see me passing him in the hallways, but the past two years, I\u2019ve kind of enjoyed it. I think it\u2019s kinda funny. It used to be weird, but I don\u2019t think it’s weird anymore. I\u2019ve had to shave a couple of times and every time it happens, my dad knows and he\u2019s like\u2018You dummy, come on, man.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Having a parent at school could be bad for troublemakers.\u00a0 Wilcox likes to talk a lot, especially in the classroom.\u00a0He said, \u201c[My mom] tends to hear about everything that happens. Freshman year Coach Owen made me go to my mom’s room in the middle of class to tell her something I said. She usually hears. Mr. Spencer always threatens to tell her, like if I fall asleep in class or talk. I usually get compliments on my mom’s teaching instead of people complaining about the class, but if someone gets chewed out by my mom, I hear about it. It tends to be my friends.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOne time my mom took a Chromebook from a lunch table and I kept having people come up to me telling me my mom is an op. I have seniors beg me to ask my mom to cancel a test or fix their grades. Whenever I get a bad grade, people are always asking me how I did that. They always think I have free tutoring so I should know it. Even my mom says that I have free tutoring. They never point out when I do good it\u2019s because of my mom, but when I do bad.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Wilcox\u00a0plans to take his mom\u2019s class next year.\u00a0Straessle had a different mindset. \u201cI was thinking about what would happen if I was in his class,\u201d he said. \u201cAs cool my dad is and how great his class is, I\u2019ve never wanted it. Being the principal or even the teacher’s kid, as cool as it is, it makes it hard. People think it comes easier to you, but it’s the opposite. It was really hard to deal with at first, but you learn to get used to that. Having him as a teacher would be that all over again.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cI like to see myself as a smart person, or a good student at least. I could see if I got good grades people would be like \u2018Oh, you just got a good grade because it’s your dad.\u2019\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOther reasons would be like money reasons. If my dad gave me a good grade, people could say that it’s because he wanted me to get a scholarship or a good grade.”\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While it might sound horrible to some people,\u00a0Wilcox and\u00a0Straessle have both enjoyed having a parent at school.\u00a0Wilcox\u00a0said, \u201cHaving a parent there outweighs the negatives. I would much rather have my mom here than not here. It is convenient because if I forget my football gear, she can bring it. There’s a ton of positives to outweigh the negatives.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Straessle understands the struggle some kids may have.\u00a0He said, \u201cPeople always look for you. Students and teachers are looking at you. Every time you get a good grade, every thing you do right, someone is going to say, \u2018Oh, it’s because your parent is a teacher.\u2019\u00a0 It took me a long time to figure it out. My advice for any teacher\u2019s kid would be to keep your head up if you get a good grade on a test.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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