Comments on: Fight the power!

By: Elegantdeath

Elegantdeath — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:01:33 +0000

What? You were joking?

By: Morphster of Aggramar

Morphster of Aggramar — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:21:56 +0000

You took the words right out of my mouth BBB. /tosses the bear a Scooby snack

By: bigbearbutt

bigbearbutt — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:22:36 +0000

Wow, senses of humor at an all time low, here.

I’m actually offended people are taking this seriously enough to get offended.

I’ve written over 1000 posts of snarky, light hearted pissiness. I think at this point, people should be used to my brand of joking.

By: Jeursey

Jeursey — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:20:19 +0000

You want to fight the power? So fight the POWER, not the classroom teachers who are lowest of the low and being forced to send stuff home to you. I’m with Phaedra here.

Shame, Bear.

By: Kattrinsaa

Kattrinsaa — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:20:42 +0000

i remember selling sausage for the FFA when i was a freshman, I went (me personally) door to door in our neighborhood and sold the stuff. I always considered the kids that just handed the order form to their parents to sell for them as lasy little brats. Now fast forward many years to where i’m a parent, and yes, they are sending that junk home. unluckily, i’ve only had raffle tickets for the hallows end festival. which raffle tickets are a worse ripoff than selling an actual product…. Raffles and lotto are a tax on people that can’t count.

The only sale that I do look forward to is the girl scout cookies, but even those are becoming a nightmare, the prices for a box of cookies is insanely high. mmm i’m craving thin mints now….

And since i have 4 girls now, ages newborn, 4, 5, and 6. I know i’m going to have to help them sell a zepplin load of cookies over the next decade or two.
.-= Kattrinsaa´s last blog ..Flailpugs are Us =-.

By: Phaedra

Phaedra — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:25:33 +0000

I’m going to have to speak against this. I’m friends/related to too many teachers and honestly, it’s not the TEACHERS who are sending that crap home. It’s the school board.

I know you’re being silly, but I’m just picturing my poor sister-in-law, who already has to deal with prima-donna parents of students who can do no wrong (or homework, or studying), or my friend who works with special needs children, and I can only shudder.

By: Redaurora

Redaurora — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:44:33 +0000

HAHA that is great Bear. Thankfully my son is like that everyday. My little way of getting back from my school days LOL. I love Tesh’s answer. I think we have been doing that so far and didn’t realize it. :) The other thing we do is continue the “why” questions. Like “oh honey that is a great question WHY don’t you ask your teacher.” LOL

By: Julie

Julie — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:06:25 +0000

When I interviewed at the private school my daughter is starting at in under a months time (OMG how can she be old enough for school already!), one of MY questions was to make sure they DON’T view selling crap like chocolate etc as appropriate fundraising. Really, it’s just begging.

By: caliokiegirl

caliokiegirl — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:41:05 +0000

That’s drastic, but effective. I get so tired of the open hand policy of most schools. I have to pay for all my kids school supplies, then the PTA, and then all the misc. fundraisers they have all year. I think it might be cheaper and less stressful to put my kids in private school.

By: Lazaros of Llane

Lazaros of Llane — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:41:12 +0000

My little bear (she tanks the furniture and cat with her face) is still just shy of two, but I’m right there with Tesh. I plan on giving her the straight up truth and teaching her what schools tend to ignore or shy away from.

It’s fun having public school faculty for family members. I see what makes them twitch, then add another bullet point on my list.