Class fund non-participants: where do you think the party food comes from??
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Anonymous
+1 This whole thread smacks of wealth privilege. Teachers are relatively well paid professionals in the grand scheme of things, and in the NoVa area are earning $50,000+. There are many people who are not poor enough to be FARMS, but still earn far less than teachers. If you're that worried about people who are working with our children at schools and who need public assistance, it would make more sense to tip the cafeteria workers or the janitorial staff. But no one seems to do that. Hmmmm...... Also, please provide a citation for the bolded. I've tried searching for teachers on public assistance, and I only found stories of part time teachers or non-teaching school staff (aides, secretaries, janitors). Teachers in the NoVa area are well enough paid that I can't imagine how any of them would qualify for public assistance. They certainly don't need parents who make less than they do to try to supplement their salary or provide some sort of bonus. |
Anonymous
Anonymous
+1. Maybe you should read the papers more. Teachers have been striking in districts all over the country and it’s not because they’re upset their lunch hour isn’t long enough. Plus a lot of teachers who pay out of pocket for supplies, as my kid’s kindergarten teacher did because Lysol wipes and wiggle chairs weren’t provided and she thought they were good for the kids to have in the classroom. That doesn’t happen in most professions. |
Anonymous
Nope. The article says that she earns $55k from her teaching job, works other jobs for supplemental income, and does not in any way indicate that she's qualifying for public assistance. The median individual income is around $31k. The teacher from the article is still earning $24k more than the median worker in the country and almost as much as the median household income, which is around $59k. |
Anonymous
| ^^ To add: I think teachers deserve more money. But I don't think their situation is unique. Tons of people are poorly paid for the work that they do. Teachers are not unique in receiving poor pay for demanding jobs, and it's ridiculous to suggest that people who are paid even less still owe teachers something. A 55k salary is nowhere near the poverty line. |
Anonymous
Anonymous
Pick up is hard bc the room parent is often the one at the school preparing for the party beforehand. I pick it up Myself but it isn’t easy. |
Anonymous
Anonymous
The school systems here pay well enough that no teacher would qualify for public assistance. Some of the support staff/substitute/aides might but even so, doubtful. |
Anonymous
That has nothing to do with our local area/teacher's salaries. In other areas, yes, but in our area teachers are well paid, especially compared to other government employees and especially since they are 10 month employees. They make more than social workers, public health nurses, etc. all with equal or higher education working with similar or even harder populations than teachers. |
Anonymous
Choose two for $5.99. You get 5 pizzas double cut and we usually have left over as its not a full meal, plus you have fruit, veggies and desert. One of us picks up or delivers. I don't get why people care, especially if they aren't the ones paying. Usually I pay for it myself or another parent fully pays. You do not need 7 pizzas and you look for the deals. Pizza Hut is $5 each for two or more. Learn to shop better. It isn't more than I think as i know how much I spend as I fully pay for it, not you. |
Anonymous
$5 pizza hut - need 4-5 pizzas double cut. So, $25 max/$30 with taxes. You do not spend $5 in gas. Otherwise with tip its $8-10 for delivery. You need about 1.5 slices per child, or even 1 slice. |
Anonymous
Yeah, I was pretty generous, but it was still less than half of what the op quoted. I agree it could be cheaper than that. |
Anonymous
You have a lot of excuses to not donate to a fund for your kid’s class. The first teacher recent strike for higher wages was in West Virginia, which is local to many people on this board. They were protesting having among the lowest wages in the nation. |
Anonymous
| I don't want my kids eating junk. Pizzas or fancier junk. Hence, I will not provide financing for OP's poor choices. |