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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, simply don't let your child participate. Our FCPS did it lasg spring, and we wouldn't let our kids have any part in the How to Be an Effective Salesperson program, disguised as a school fundraiser. These guys/strangers are in the school all week, and teach the kids to refer to them by cutesy, familiar names such as Awesome Albert or Jumpin' Jim Flash, that kind of thing. They take away from instructional time with rah-rah kinds of activities and pointing out who got the most pledges, and giving out cheap and crappy trinkets for it. They make the kids recite cheers about selling, and repeat phrases about sales and the program. We have a bully PTA that does what it wants, so don't tell me to try to change things through the regular channels. I just don't let them take any part in it. [/quote] OP, here. We are not going to participate. DC came home today saying "Ally Rally" came and talked to the class about how the school should try to get donations from all 50 states. And if they do there will be a fun prize.[/quote] Yep. Our school had a huge map near the cafeteria, and would keep track of the states where the donations came from. A lot of pressure to hit all of them. This whole topic makes me furious. I hate that schools are just fine with their students doing this. Disgusting.[/quote]
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