A New Way of Looking at Our Preschool
Whenever I feel like a misfit mother at our yuppie, earthy-crunchy preschool, I`m going to remember this:
The teachers will never ask me to work the concession stand at a Raiders/49ers game to raise money for the school. No, they`ll just ask me to come to their auction and drink wine and spend money on some stuff.
I`ve got to try to remember that, the next time Little Son`s teachers look askance at the contents of his lunchbox.
The teachers will never ask me to work the concession stand at a Raiders/49ers game to raise money for the school. No, they`ll just ask me to come to their auction and drink wine and spend money on some stuff.
I`ve got to try to remember that, the next time Little Son`s teachers look askance at the contents of his lunchbox.
posted by L. at 8:48 AM
4 Comments:
It's all a matter of perspective, huh? Besides, those auctions are kinda fun.
There's the tangent about why in the hell do we have to DO these things for public schools, of course (I know, your kids are in private schools, but the public schools do all of the same things...actually, why the hell do you have to raise money in private school? Isn't that what tuition is for?), and about the inequity of raising money on a school by school basis, and how the poorer schools are left further behind and blah blah blah. I feel strongly about it, but that's not what your post is about. ;)
I wonder who thought it was a great idea to do that fundraiser to begin with.
ugh Hate the funraising. Well, our school does do one cool thing. It's actually the science teacher (for science camp) the kids do the work at the local pizzaria and the restaurant shares half the proceeds with them for that night. The money actually goes towards their tuition for the camp. All I have to do is show up eat and drink ;) Well, and pay.
Oh yeah, perspective indeed!
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