You're right V, the "invite them all" thing is a bit ridiculous. It's actually school policy, not just mine. If it were mine- I'd say no invitations whatsoever. We've got school business to attend to at school.

Then again, I taught at a Catholic school in a rich part of town and some of those kids/parents made me sick. On one occasion, I had a student invite all the boys from the two second grade classes on a ski trip to Colorado (yes, I guess they could afford it)- all but ONE. He was kind of an outcast and they sent a clear message to him. I thought that was the cruelest thing (and a horrible lesson) from the parents. And guess what- the school had to get involved (like we needed that) because the invitations were passed out at school. After threat of a lawsuit (the wealthy jump all over that when they can- from my experience), the parents settled it. Ridiculous huh?

Ok- my rambling is over. Sorry.
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