Janney auction tickets are $100 a person this year

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
I'm on our elementary's PTA Board and disapprove of school auctions. I understand it brings in money for the school, so I keep my mouth shut, but I do not condone the message that a public school can encourage inequalities, that if you have money, you get more school-related stuff. At our school, shadowing the Principal is auctioned off, or a lunch with the assistant Principal, etc. Tying a relationship with a special teacher or administrator with money is just wrong.

So I don't go. Don't want to see that happening live.

This!

Our principal used to do this, but is not doing it this year. I wonder if that was the rationale. I don't love the teacher outings as donations, but the Principal-for-a-Day stuff rubbed me even more the wrong way. I know for a fact I'm not the only one who felt this way, so the admin might have had a similar change of heart.

[Anonymous]

Honest question?

Why when money buys you access, stuff and opportunities in every other facet of life should school be safe spaces? Never letting kids fall doesn’t protect them it really prevents learning how to pick them slef up. Life is better with money, that’s the reality and it is never too early to learn that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I belong to a school in the burbs where it’s pretty close to $100/pp, as long as the auction offers a great date night and items to bid on, why complain? It’s all for the support of our kids, our school and offering enriching opportunities. OP, stop airing out your school drama here, there’s a time and place for that. Try going the PTA auction social chair and learn why the expenses occur.

You misunderstand. That what the entire DC Public and Public Charter Schools forum is for. For 10 months of the year this is its sole purpose. For the other two months it's "Look at my lottery list!"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Honest question?

Why when money buys you access, stuff and opportunities in every other facet of life should school be safe spaces? Never letting kids fall doesn’t protect them it really prevents learning how to pick them slef up. Life is better with money, that’s the reality and it is never too early to learn that.

What does parading one's privilege around in school have to do with other students falling?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I belong to a school in the burbs where it’s pretty close to $100/pp, as long as the auction offers a great date night and items to bid on, why complain? It’s all for the support of our kids, our school and offering enriching opportunities. OP, stop airing out your school drama here, there’s a time and place for that. Try going the PTA auction social chair and learn why the expenses occur.

You misunderstand. That what the entire DC Public and Public Charter Schools forum is for. For 10 months of the year this is its sole purpose. For the other two months it's "Look at my lottery list!"

+1, LOVE this comment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Honest question?

Why when money buys you access, stuff and opportunities in every other facet of life should school be safe spaces? Never letting kids fall doesn’t protect them it really prevents learning how to pick them slef up. Life is better with money, that’s the reality and it is never too early to learn that.

What does any of this have to do with "never letting kids fall"? Yes, schools should be safe spaces, if by that you mean that all children should have the same access to a good education whether or not their parents are wealthy. Because without that, they aren't going to be able to "pick themselves up."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Honest question?

Why when money buys you access, stuff and opportunities in every other facet of life should school be safe spaces? Never letting kids fall doesn’t protect them it really prevents learning how to pick them slef up. Life is better with money, that’s the reality and it is never too early to learn that.

Because I am a government employee and cannot be bought.
Love,
Your kids teacher

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Honest question?

Why when money buys you access, stuff and opportunities in every other facet of life should school be safe spaces? Never letting kids fall doesn’t protect them it really prevents learning how to pick them slef up. Life is better with money, that’s the reality and it is never too early to learn that.

Because I am a government employee and cannot be bought.
Love,
Your kids teacher

Your boss can

[Anonymous]

Is this entire conversation about limiting the amount Janney parents can help their school because the rest of the city can’t or won’t help theirs? Race towards the bottom much? Are you going to limit Christmas at Janney households next because other kids have crappy presents? Are you going to strip out the physics lab at UMD because UDC is a glorified 13th grade? News flash rich people have more, shhh their houses are nicer too

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is this entire conversation about limiting the amount Janney parents can help their school because the rest of the city can’t or won’t help theirs? Race towards the bottom much? Are you going to limit Christmas at Janney households next because other kids have crappy presents? Are you going to strip out the physics lab at UMD because UDC is a glorified 13th grade? News flash rich people have more, shhh their houses are nicer too

No, I don’t think so. The thread is about how money buys & limits access to a public resource. Your Christmas has nothing to do with access to a public resource. Is it easier for you to dismiss this views of others if you think folks care about the size of your house?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Honest question?

Why when money buys you access, stuff and opportunities in every other facet of life should school be safe spaces? Never letting kids fall doesn’t protect them it really prevents learning how to pick them slef up. Life is better with money, that’s the reality and it is never too early to learn that.

Because I am a government employee and cannot be bought.
Love,
Your kids teacher

Your boss can

My boss can buy me, or sell me off to a PTA bidder? Cold day in hell..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
I'm on our elementary's PTA Board and disapprove of school auctions. I understand it brings in money for the school, so I keep my mouth shut, but I do not condone the message that a public school can encourage inequalities, that if you have money, you get more school-related stuff. At our school, shadowing the Principal is auctioned off, or a lunch with the assistant Principal, etc. Tying a relationship with a special teacher or administrator with money is just wrong.

So I don't go. Don't want to see that happening live.

This!

Our principal used to do this, but is not doing it this year. I wonder if that was the rationale. I don't love the teacher outings as donations, but the Principal-for-a-Day stuff rubbed me even more the wrong way. I know for a fact I'm not the only one who felt this way, so the admin might have had a similar change of heart.

Our school settled on the 'win' being based on a raffle. Of course, some parents can buy multiple $25 tickets but it is less unseemly than highest bidder.

[Anonymous]

So proud to be a Jaguar family! Go Janney.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I belong to a school in the burbs where it’s pretty close to $100/pp, as long as the auction offers a great date night and items to bid on, why complain? It’s all for the support of our kids, our school and offering enriching opportunities. OP, stop airing out your school drama here, there’s a time and place for that. Try going the PTA auction social chair and learn why the expenses occur.

Auctions are NOT a great date night in my book - more like going on a command performance dinner with your boss and a very sensitive client. Guess they do them differently in the suburbs, or there aren’t as many good options out in the hinterland to blow $200+.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Honest question?

Why when money buys you access, stuff and opportunities in every other facet of life should school be safe spaces? Never letting kids fall doesn’t protect them it really prevents learning how to pick them slef up. Life is better with money, that’s the reality and it is never too early to learn that.

Because I am a government employee and cannot be bought.
Love,
Your kids teacher

Then you would hate it at Lafayette. Word is that parents are bidding on things to give teachers like a vacation or meals.