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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Getting kids to show up on the first day is a BIG deal for a lot of schools in DC. You'd be shocked how many families don't come until after Labor Day, and how hard that is for teachers and classmates. If a prize (which is probably like a pencil or a t-shirt or something, and may have been donated) gets kids to school from the start, then it's worth it.

I know you're in a bubble in Ward 3, but realize that the vast majority of DC students and their families lead a really different life than you, and DCPS is focused on a) the majority/average of their students and b) the ones who need the most help. So rather than getting all worked up every time DCPS does something that doesn't make sense to you and assuming you know best, maybe stop to think about why it could make sense for them to do what they did for families facing quite different situations than your own.[/quote]

Show me the data that proves this incentive changes behavior, and I will be OK with the waste.  But seriously, is a pencil or a T-shirt going to change the behavior of PARENTS who are responsible for ensuring the kids get to school on the first day???  The kids might respond to this, but they still rely on parents to 1) ensure they get to school on the first day and 2) ensure the child gets the mailing and holds on to it all summer.  I don't see that happening with enough impact to warrant something like this.  [/quote]

And, of course, they'll have to give the silly prize to everyone, whether they have the postcard or not because you can't punish kids for things they have little control over (eg, usps, parents, hungry puppies, and homelessness), making the whole exercize pointless.[/quote]

Not to mention the new kids who move here over the summer... if they show up on time, do they get a prize even without a postcard?  And are they all the same prize regardless of age?  I assume DCPS knows the right amount to order to ensure that everyone who needs one, gets one, but that there isn't too much leftover/waste.  I am sure the school officials are thrilled at the idea of managing this on day one.[/quote]

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