Boosterthon Runs at MCPS schools?
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Anonymous
NP.. I thought it was sort of accurate. |
Anonymous
| If your daughter was "completely freaking out" from a fundraiser, you should look in the mirror, sister. |
Anonymous
NP. I told my Dc that we were not going to participate this year. DC got upset because DC thought they *had* to participate, plus DC wouldn't get all the little (crap) prizes. This is how Boosterthon makes the kids feel. It's not just that PP's kid. I am not materialistic, and I didn't freak out about boosterthon. I told DC in a very calm manner. After discussing it more, DC agreed, but I had to tell DC that I would get DC a little prize separately. And yes, I have donated to the school. Still, almost every other day during boosterthon pep week, DC would come home asking about doing boosterthon. They are relentless, and it was annoying as hell. |
Anonymous
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You are totally unhinged. Do you really think the BOE should be weighing in on individual school fundraisers like this? These are decisions that should be made at the individual school level. If you don't like them, become a PTA officer, volunteer to run an alternative fundraiser at your school.
no boe is only for cocktail parties boe should never run schools |
Anonymous
| NP. our school is starting Boosterthon next week. I am organizing a protest in the front of the building on the first day with a dozen other parents. Our voices will be heard. |
Anonymous
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New poster here. Boosterthon at kid's school two years ago, and it sucked. Teachers, parents, and kids didn't like it for various and numerous reasons.
Kid at new school now, and they had Boosterthon for the first time this year. Not as bad because a number of kids had done it prior and simply opted out. Some even created an "anti-Boosterthon" group. Spouse was POed about Boosterthon in school and personally emailed the entire MCPS Board of Education. Lo and behold, actually got a formal written response. So they are aware. Though remains to be seen if Boosterthon gets banned from MCPS as I hear it did in Fairfax. So go ahead and email all the MCPS BoE members and see what happens. Just do it respectfully. |
Anonymous
| I really hope the BOE spends valuable time on this, rather than real issues like curriculum, teachers and class overcrowding. Sheesh. |
Anonymous
well, given that boosterthon takes instruction time away from kids for something like a whole week, yes, they should look at it. |
Anonymous
| I think the Howard County BOE just banned Boosterthon. |
Anonymous
| You lose more than a week of instruction time on wrapping paper sales, from my experience. |
Anonymous
Or the fact that they are deliberately stealing money away from people donating and are completely unaware? Want to have Boosteron. Announce they take 50% of the proceeds. Then see how much they make. If not, it has to go up higher (if your principal is for it) and get it stopped. |
Anonymous
Please, how? |
Anonymous
Crickets |
Anonymous
| I have heard about the wrapping paper barons coming in and spending 3 hours a day rallying kids to sell more wrapping paper, rather than use that time for language arts or math. |
Anonymous
Does it happen everyday for a week or more like Boosterthon? I doubt it. |