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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our upper NW DCPS asks for a student support fee each year of between $500-1000 per kid.  
I've never paid it despite having the money and contributing approx $20-30K a year to other charities. 
It just rubs me the wrong way---the idea that we (the wealthy) can subsidize our public education. 
I do spend money at the auction but somehow this seems different and better than just handing over the cash. 
I'd rather subsidize schools across the park than hand over a few thousand to my school in the form of the student support fee. 
Anyone else feel the same way? (and can articulate this better?)  I can't even put my finger on it exactly but the idea of paying
this money just feels yucky.  [/quote]

Don't worry OP, you are covered, I and other parents are paying for the aide helping your kid in Class, the enrichment coordinator who makes sure your child is "challenged" and  never "bored" (the nightmare of any good DCUM  parent, a child bored in pre-k because the curriculum is not sufficiently challenging!)  for the electronic equipment he/she is using in Class , the gardening activities (oops, outdoor learning activities) your kids enjoys so much, the many free field trips (they were paid for by the HSA in case you were wondering, so all kids could go, not just yours) and the many other things helped your child thrive this year (and I do not even have 30K to throw around for charities, but I made a point to pay what the school asked for).  oh, enjoy the week at the beach you got at the auction for half the market rate. nothing like getting a really good deal on the guise of helping the school. [/quote]

I think OP's point is her kids are average higher SES kids (meaning bright, academically advanced kids who will always have advantages in life that poor kids won't), so her kids don't need an aide, don't need an enrichment coordinator, don't need electronics in the classroom, nor gardening, nor field trips.  In comparison to the many poor kids in the city, her kids will do well with a basic education. Just like mine will.  Poor kids really do need more resources. It isn't equitable that there isn't an enrichment coordinator nor gardening activities in poor schools.[/quote]

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