Anonymous
Post 10/02/2013 17:26     Subject: What foods and celebrations are okay at school?
Anonymous wrote:It is not a joke.... how dare you dismiss it because you have never heard of it before. Everything doesn't revolve around you and your bizarro world. Students pin money on the kids who have birthdays at our school. This is really much ado about nothing. It is a fad that was brought up here from schools in the south. Yes, popular students benefit from it immensley. The average student gets about $20 in donations...with the first pinning being of the parent.


This is the stupidest fucking thing I've ever heard of. No surprise it comes from the South.
Anonymous
Post 10/02/2013 10:16     Subject: What foods and celebrations are okay at school?
Why, so that you can go and gawk at the students. What kind of weird-science experiment is this? It is a celebration and not an act-of-congress... Really, what do you all think it takes? Calling of an assembly in the auditorium. NOT!!! Another thing we do at our school we decorate the birthday student's locker with birthday wishes. That's where the majority of the first pinning happens and also during the lunch-time. So, there's no academic disruption. Just like in life you have to play to win...so for you to be a benefactor of the pinning you must be pin others as well. Believe me kids are aware of the givers and takers.

Enough about this, it is draining. As for the school that does this, I'll give you a clue it is a high-school that wears uniforms.
Anonymous
Post 10/01/2013 21:34     Subject: What foods and celebrations are okay at school?
Does this happen during instructional hours? What kind of administrator allows this nonsense and popularity contests? Would love to know the school and the test scores.
Anonymous
Post 10/01/2013 21:08     Subject: What foods and celebrations are okay at school?
Sadly this bizarro phenomenon appears to be all too real. I guess the less popular students are SOL.
Anonymous
Post 10/01/2013 16:54     Subject: What foods and celebrations are okay at school?
Anonymous wrote:It is not a joke.... how dare you dismiss it because you have never heard of it before. Everything doesn't revolve around you and your bizarro world. Students pin money on the kids who have birthdays at our school. This is really much ado about nothing. It is a fad that was brought up here from schools in the south. Yes, popular students benefit from it immensley. The average student gets about $20 in donations...with the first pinning being of the parent.


come on, it must be a joke. otherwise, please give us the name of the school, we are really interested...........

Anonymous
Post 10/01/2013 15:01     Subject: What foods and celebrations are okay at school?
Anonymous wrote:It is not a joke.... how dare you dismiss it because you have never heard of it before. Everything doesn't revolve around you and your bizarro world. Students pin money on the kids who have birthdays at our school. This is really much ado about nothing. It is a fad that was brought up here from schools in the south. Yes, popular students benefit from it immensley. The average student gets about $20 in donations...with the first pinning being of the parent.[/quote
Give it up.
Anonymous
Post 10/01/2013 14:50     Subject: What foods and celebrations are okay at school?
What else they do at our school to celebrate birthdays...coaches will buy pizzas for teammates who have birthdays in the same months. We have had limousines come pick-up the birthday kid and friends for an outing after school. Sweetsixteen birthday celebrations are really big at our school with party busses and scavenger hunts being all organized and activated when school lets out for the evening.
Anonymous
Post 10/01/2013 14:44     Subject: What foods and celebrations are okay at school?
It is not a joke.... how dare you dismiss it because you have never heard of it before. Everything doesn't revolve around you and your bizarro world. Students pin money on the kids who have birthdays at our school. This is really much ado about nothing. It is a fad that was brought up here from schools in the south. Yes, popular students benefit from it immensley. The average student gets about $20 in donations...with the first pinning being of the parent.
Anonymous
Post 10/01/2013 10:08     Subject: What foods and celebrations are okay at school?
Anonymous wrote:Did you ask the question of can you give children money as a present at school??? I swear, the more I read this forum I forget we are in an urban city with modern attitudes. This crafty attitude of making everyone happy with rhetoric and recycle junk annoys the mess out of me.


Lord have mercy. The whole thing about the money was a joke.
Anonymous
Post 10/01/2013 09:43     Subject: What foods and celebrations are okay at school?
Did you ask the question of can you give children money as a present at school??? I swear, the more I read this forum I forget we are in an urban city with modern attitudes. This crafty attitude of making everyone happy with rhetoric and recycle junk annoys the mess out of me.
Anonymous
Post 09/30/2013 22:03     Subject: What foods and celebrations are okay at school?
Anonymous wrote:So which is it? TFA teachers are doing this, or elite private schools? Because last I checked, "elite private schools" were not hiring TFA personnel.


Uh, I think it was a joke.
Anonymous
Post 09/30/2013 21:33     Subject: What foods and celebrations are okay at school?
So which is it? TFA teachers are doing this, or elite private schools? Because last I checked, "elite private schools" were not hiring TFA personnel.
Anonymous
Post 09/30/2013 11:10     Subject: What foods and celebrations are okay at school?
So really you can give kids money as a present at school?
Anonymous
Post 09/30/2013 10:32     Subject: What foods and celebrations are okay at school?
Of course you would call this BS as it is not innovative at your child's school. Stop acting like this is a one-stop shop for uniqueness. This all the rage at schools in the south and with TFA personnel relocating all over this country....some traditions are following them and are being implemented as new. The bullshitter is you. *flush*
Anonymous
Post 09/30/2013 10:08     Subject: What foods and celebrations are okay at school?
Anonymous wrote:The mind went to the gutter... all of sudden there's a stripper element to it. Sheesh. I guess if one gives a card fully of money, will that come across as being an "escort" for hire. It is a popular fad at our school and the administration and students love it. Get over yourself...a bunch of prudes if I ever saw one or read about.


I'm calling BS on this.