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Dear Teachers, I love you, I do. I know you work hard and often work long hours grading, participating in after school activities and more. Your job is difficult. You have to teach kids who are often squirming in their seats, pulling the hair of the girl in front of them, or passing a note…
Image by lorda via Flickr So, I’ve been using some of my spare time to do some volunteering at my kids’ schools, mostly at the elementary school since they seem to need more help. I somehow ended up being the PTO webmaster. Okay, I told them I’d do it and it’s a good use of…
Remember that post I had about paying for public school? Well, here’s another suggestion that parents pay for laptops. I’ve been noting the many things I’m paying for that are not covered by the school. The PTO asks all of us to contribute, trying to raise close to $30k for cultural programs and other activities.…
Really? I can’t really believe this article proposing that we charge for public school. Um, I already pay over $2k/year in taxes that specifically go to the school district. Should schools have more money? Absolutely. But charging tuition is not the way to go. Please consider donating to my efforts in the Susan G. Komen…
Jackie at A Patchwork Life responds to the PTA debate, as a mom volunteering in a lower income school. I think that the parents who responded to Elizabeth’s post that I linked to yesterday tend to be in higher income school districts, where the tax base is such that they probably could fully fund the…
There’s a very interesting discussion going on at Half-Changed World about what the PTA funds and whether it creates inequities or not. As I said over there, I have no idea what our PTA pays for at either the elementary or middle school. In fact, I’m planning to attend the school board meeting and the…
Warning: rambling thought process below! I have to say that I’ve been feeling a mounting frustration about school. My kids’ schools, that is. But I’m completely and totally conflicted about it, too. Will Richardson writes today about a conversation with a principal about who’s responsibility it is to teach kids digital literacy. I was also…
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