International trip for 5th graders?
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Anonymous
| FYI: 22 out of 30 students are confirmed going on the trip. |
Anonymous
How many of the 22 will be accompanied by a parent? |
Anonymous
Well yeah. The board is subsidizing their trip. Before that commitment of funds, it was only 11 out of 30. |
Anonymous
| Wow. Hostile much? and actually you're wrong. 16 had committed before the board funding was announced. |
Anonymous
Click,click!!! |
Anonymous
Some of them said yes but didn't pay the deposit, so you are both correct. |
Anonymous
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Here's MY WAY to fund this trip:
1. Take kids to China 2. Tour factories in Guangzhou or wherever. 3. Buy stuff from the factories. 4. Bring it back to the U.S. (each kid can bring back $400 worth, duty free). Sell it here as a "fund raiser", in person or online. Trip paid for! What would the educational goals of the trip be? 1. See how the crap you buy gets made. 2. Realize that you should aspire to do really well in school, otherwise, you will be LUCKY if you even get a job like those in the factory have. 3. Learn how to buy low and sell high. 4. Bonus: Memorize Chinese slogans on display in big characters at the factories, like "Work harder for better life"! or "Birth control is everyone's responsibility!" I discussed my proposals with Yu Ying's leadership, but alas, no one seemed interested in changing the current trip format. So anyone want to organize their own trip along these lines? |
Anonymous
Nope, only 11 were committed. The others came after the monetary commitment. I am not hostile at all. I am glad the board came up with the money. This class was given very short notice of the event and I think it was a kind gesture on the board's part. But don't be fooled, a lot of those kids unfortunately would not have been able to participate without the board's generosity. |
Anonymous
Funny post PP. Would not most of the crap you bring back be knock-offs that you are sold on Canal Street in NYC? |
Anonymous
| Just in case anyone was curious...the trip went off without a hitch. |
Anonymous
| That must be comforting to those who got left behind. Thanks for the update. |
Anonymous
God, they weren't LEFT BEHIND. Funds were made available so that all the kids could afford to go. I don't know how the kids whose parents CHOSE NOT TO SEND THEM feel, but I'm sure they will be comforted by the constant bitching on DCUM about their plight. |
Anonymous
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Did any of the people bitching about how unfair it might be offer to pony any money up to help?
Nope, thought not. |
Anonymous
| The complainers are simply crabs in a barrel. |
Anonymous
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Please stop it 'crabs in a barrel' poster. I get tired of that on every YY thread. Some things can and should be imrpoved upon. They are brought up here and talked about openly. Some crazies post, some normal people post and eventually it averages out for the most part. Silence could imply concent or agreement. In the case of kids not going on the trip, perhaps it can be argued that it was a reasonable choice and not a forced situation but there are flaws with that argument which don't need to be rehashed. It will be more salient to think of it as a problem going forward. This is intended to be a yearly event and some of the funding issues need to be thought through.
As for the trip itself there were no major issues. However it was a very expensive tourist-type trip with only a very little bit of authentic interaction. For example, the "home stay" was only sleeping in a home one night getting in late and leaving early in the morning. The idea is to discuss things and improve on them for future grades. |