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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That's the thing about a lot of FCPS, including ours which is now doing the Boosterthon. We already HAVE SO MUCH, but are still clamoring for MORE. We have smartboards (chalkboards were just fine, thank you), laptops, tablets, and so on. Why the need to raise a king's ransom, while pitting these kids against each other in the classroom every day with the comparing of how much each sold?? Who's bullying now?[/quote]

We have not done a boosterthon,  but your comment is very short sighted. Out PTA has a huge budget due to very generous parents. We are in Loudoun County. We haave a sister school in another part of the county that has almost zero PTA participation. We donate funds to our sister school so those kids can also have the same technology and hopefully level the playing field some.[/quote]

You're not getting it. What we have, just because it's "technology," isn't really necessary. It's a luxury.

Yes, the kids have "goals" to meet. X-amount-per-lap = extra recess, pizza party, and so on. I fully expect there to be pressure from the rest of the class ("C'mon! We need a party!! Why aren't you bringing in any money??!).  I am [i]very[/i] angry about that.

Not to mention the peppy Boosterthon cheerleader boys coming into each class each day to get them to repeat key phrases as a class (indoctrination, anyone?) and have them repeat that they're going to go home and ask 3 specific people for pledges.

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