The article reflects on the author's nostalgic memories of childhood Valentine's Day parties, contrasting them with current practices. Unlike the author's experience of personalizing cards with names and messages for classmates, her daughter's Kindergarten class imposes a rule that only allows students to write their names on Valentine's cards. This change, motivated by time constraints in the classroom, has garnered mixed reactions from parents and teachers alike, revealing a tension between traditional customs and contemporary educational practices.
As former teacher, please DO NOT write names on your children's valentines. They will otherwise spend 30 mins trying to match each name with their box and this is time a teacher simply doesn't have.
I remember decorating my box or bag with ribbon, stickers, and construction paper hearts, hoping to snag a special Valentine from the kid I had a crush on.
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