My 10 yo DD is is year 6 at her primary school. This week and last, the children have been involved in campaigning for the school council and for team leaders.The election was solely a vote by all of the children and the elected children hold the positions all year.
DD didnt get voted in for anything, and she was gutted. When I collected her from school she was in tears along with a couple of other children. There are four teams in the school, and each has been elected a boy & girl team leader and a boy and girl deputy. This means that half of the class have badges and special duties, and the other half have not. To make matters even worse, some of the popular children have been voted in for school council and as TLs, which I think is unfair.
DD has mild special needs and I was very keen for her to be voted in as I think that it would have done her a world of good, and would have helped her confidence etc. All of the children who have got in are those who are the most popular and those who are academic high achievers. The ones which are shy, have special needs or arejust "Different" have been left out.
Now, I am all for democracy, but this seems to me to be going a bit far with a load of ten year olds. I am thinking of writing to the school tommorow to discuss this with them. I also think that it would be much better if the jobs were rotated round, so that many children were encouraged and able to be responsible.
Am I just being a pushy mum? Please be honest!