Who’s more excited for “going back to school” season: Your oldest kid, your youngest, or YOU?
In a new poll, more than 1,000 adults were asked how they usually felt about going back to school when they were kids. 35% said they were generally happy about it, including 14% who were “very happy.”
38% said they were generally sad about it, including 16% who were “very sad.” Another 25% said they were “neither happy nor sad.”
Then, parents with school-age kids were asked how THEY feel about their children going back to school.
51% said they are happy about it, including 22% who are “very happy.” 22% said they are sad about it, including 7% who are “very sad.” Another 23% said they’re “neither happy nor sad.”
Unfortunately, the parents who are sad about it might be stressed about school-related concerns. In the poll, the most common concerns parents have are: Bullying, students not meeting learning objectives, violence, students’ depression and anxiety, teacher shortages, funding shortages, and “the banning of books.”
For what it’s worth, when people were asked how they’d prefer we handle the shortages of teachers and funding, 74% said they’d like to pay teachers more, 29% said they’d like to see the school day reduced from five days to four.
(YouGov)
