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Going back to the original topic. The teacher should not have had to ask him not to talk about it in class. The OP should have talked to her child first.

There are many topics that my child is mature enough to understand but his age mates are not. He has always understood when I tell him why he shouldn't discuss certain topics with other children.

And if your 8 year old is mature enough to read the Hunger games, then he should be mature enough to understand that other children may not be. Those are very adult topics, and yes I have read and enjoyed the books myself.

thanks polarbear! I think I'm very sensitive to hypocrisy, just in general (it always gets my goat) but particularly when it comes to people who are meant to be leading children in the right direction and helping parents with the "it takes a village". I also get a constant, steady dose of news about other children in the family who have wooooonderful experiences with school, and they are "veeery bright" and isn't it so great? Yes, yes, it's lovely for them.

Welcome to the real world, right? It could be much worse!

Spring break is coming, and I need the break because there have been too many "bug-a-boos" lately! They've been chipping away at my positive outlook.