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They should simply ask them to leave if they can't keep their kids in line. If parents can exchange social shame for a fee, I'd expect a lot more bad behavior
by wing-_-nuts 3y ago
They should simply ask them to leave if they can't keep their kids in line. If parents can exchange social shame for a fee, I'd expect a lot more bad behavior to be tolerated.
This reminds me of the Israeli day care that instituted a 'late pickup fee' and found that suddenly everyone was simply paying it, where they had previously made a real effort to be there on time.
- century19 3y agoI’ve heard the same about crèches in The Netherlands.
- xyzzy_plugh 3y agoIn my experience late pickup fees work as intended, this is the first I've heard of anything to the contrary.
- burkaman 3y agoIt's one of the most famous Freakonomics stories: https://freakonomics.com/2013/10/what-makes-people-do-what-they-do/ https://freakonomics.com/2013/10/what-makes-people-do-what-t.... It intuitively makes sense but I don't think you can draw any universal conclusions from just this study.
- watwut 3y agoIt is an anecdote, not exactly something reproduced multiple times in controlled experiments.
- ecshafer 3y agoMy daycare has a fee if youre 30 minutes late, but also a 3 strikes policy. So this doesnt escalate. Most places there are more people looking for daycares than slots (especially for very young kids) so they can be choosy.
- watwut 3y agoIn the story, the parents kept kids in line. The owner disapproved of tablet usage.
- bongoman37 3y ago[dead]