Parents, Consider Underachieving

Ms. Feintzeig is a writer in Connecticut.

I see you, parents who have been killing it this school year. You were there for the Halloween parade, the Valentine’s Day craft session, the inexplicable request to come to class for your child’s half-birthday. You made sure said child was dressed up for every school spirit day, somehow managing to continue caring even as you knew the inevitable next school spirit day loomed.

Now it is spring, and while I admire your continued enthusiasm, I, for one, have very little spirit left. I am asking for your support. I am proposing that we........

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