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Anonymous wrote:Auctioning teacher experiences is a bad practice.

Remember the Oyster teacher who molested a student? The movie night he hosted for students was one of the most popular items.

It also puts teachers in a bad position, pressuring them to spend personal time basically babysitting your kids. They won't tell you this, but it is an imposition.

You’re attempting to make a point with false information. The former Adams pedophile teacher molested that student IN CLASS with other students present. As a longtime OA parent, I have never seen any teacher donated auction experiences hosted at the teachers’ homes.

We don’t know the whole story. We know he was groomed inside and outside of the sleepover as well as what happened in the classroom.

Yes, we do know the whole story because of the plea agreement. The teacher may have groomed the student, but it was not because of a school sponsored auction item. As was the case with Beauvoir’s pedophile teacher, the Adams teacher developed a relationship with the student’s family which facilitated access to the student outside of school hours. Adams had nothing to do with that unfortunate situation.

It is just wrong to press the teachers into service in this way. They HAVE to offer it, and pretend to be happy to do it as 'engagement with parents and dedication to school' is an IMPACT item to be scored. And it is a form of privilege for the parent committees to not think about whether this is an appropriate thing to ask employees who make far less than the parents at the school. What is the teacher supposed to do with his/her own kids during the 'experience?' Do they have to hire a babysitter to go to the auction, even if the ticket is comped?

I would not be thrilled to do additional unpaid 'volunteer' work at my nonprofit job. I am working well over 40 hours a week as it is, as are teachers. Leave them out of it.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Auctioning teacher experiences is a bad practice.

Remember the Oyster teacher who molested a student? The movie night he hosted for students was one of the most popular items.

It also puts teachers in a bad position, pressuring them to spend personal time basically babysitting your kids. They won't tell you this, but it is an imposition.

You’re attempting to make a point with false information. The former Adams pedophile teacher molested that student IN CLASS with other students present. As a longtime OA parent, I have never seen any teacher donated auction experiences hosted at the teachers’ homes.

We don’t know the whole story. We know he was groomed inside and outside of the sleepover as well as what happened in the classroom.

Yes, we do know the whole story because of the plea agreement. The teacher may have groomed the student, but it was not because of a school sponsored auction item. As was the case with Beauvoir’s pedophile teacher, the Adams teacher developed a relationship with the student’s family which facilitated access to the student outside of school hours. Adams had nothing to do with that unfortunate situation.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Auctioning teacher experiences is a bad practice.

Remember the Oyster teacher who molested a student? The movie night he hosted for students was one of the most popular items.

It also puts teachers in a bad position, pressuring them to spend personal time basically babysitting your kids. They won't tell you this, but it is an imposition.

We know it's an imposition, but it brings in tons of money. And also, the PTA raises this money so 100% of the budget goes to their *just* under 6-figure salaries. They earn it, for sure, but that's pretty nice compensation for a teacher given our society undervalues them so much.

You think PTA funds have anything to do with teacher salaries? It's a pay scale across all of DCPS. This isn't private school! What snobby comment.

What they are saying is that since the PTA raises so much money, the PTA pays for non-staff expenditures that DCPS would otherwise provide. They are not paying the teacher's salary but by agreeing to pay for items normally paid for in the budget the principal can usually hire additional staff. But you are still right, it's a snobby comment. It reminds me of the kids in college who would steal things "because our tuition paid for it."

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Auctioning teacher experiences is a bad practice.

Remember the Oyster teacher who molested a student? The movie night he hosted for students was one of the most popular items.

It also puts teachers in a bad position, pressuring them to spend personal time basically babysitting your kids. They won't tell you this, but it is an imposition.

We know it's an imposition, but it brings in tons of money. And also, the PTA raises this money so 100% of the budget goes to their *just* under 6-figure salaries. They earn it, for sure, but that's pretty nice compensation for a teacher given our society undervalues them so much.

You think PTA funds have anything to do with teacher salaries? It's a pay scale across all of DCPS. This isn't private school! What snobby comment.

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Anonymous wrote:Pretty sure if you can afford a 1.5 mil house you can afford $200 for the auction. Also, you don't have to go.

Are you saying al of the families at Janet live in 1.5 mil houses or is that the average? It’s it’s the average, shouldn’t you care about those below the average? This is sad.

Pretty much. Its about 98% in 1.2 and above. Many now in 1.5+.

Where did you pull that stat? There are many families that bought >10 years ago. There are also renters that are already stretched with their housing and can’t swing $200 to go to a school event. The snobbishness of Janney stinks.

Oh cry me a river. Stretched thin in a million dollar house??? I'm in bounds for Murch and live paycheck to paycheck as a single parent just so my son can go to a decent school. I rent a very old 2 bedroom apartment. There is no way I will ever own in that neighborhood. Anyone who can afford a house zoned for Janney isn't struggling (or at least shouldn't be). Get real.

Why do you assume there aren't similar renters stretching as far as they can to go to a good school. Should they not get to participate? Would you be happy if you couldn't participate in Mitch events?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Auctioning teacher experiences is a bad practice.

Remember the Oyster teacher who molested a student? The movie night he hosted for students was one of the most popular items.

It also puts teachers in a bad position, pressuring them to spend personal time basically babysitting your kids. They won't tell you this, but it is an imposition.

You’re attempting to make a point with false information. The former Adams pedophile teacher molested that student IN CLASS with other students present. As a longtime OA parent, I have never seen any teacher donated auction experiences hosted at the teachers’ homes.

I have several colleagues (not at Janney) who host student experiences in their homes, so it's definitely happening.

Anonymous wrote:Um, can we keep on topic? This is a Janney thread.

Fair point.

May the anti-Oyster Adams poster go back to his/ her miserable cave.

Anonymous wrote:Um, can we keep on topic? This is a Janney thread.

To me it seemed the thread was about the merits or not of school auctions. So many complexities in regards to who can afford to attend, who chooses, what programs and items for sale etc.

This might be anethema to the previous poster but I do appreciate factual clarifications. There have been several, from posting correct current pricing to rectifying slander of another school.

As the earlier parent from Murch attested, multiple school audiences are present in this particular dialogue. As one persons subjective viewpoint, I can attest that as a single parent I’ve attended some years, in others elected not to. (Yes, primarily bc the cost of a sitter + tickets + purchasing anything is too much.) But I have benefited by purchasing summer camps for my DC at 50% off for Sidwell/Calleva/others. Also Disney tickets. I figure the school is benefiting- and I am as well bc it is money I would have to spend regardless.

All schools should provide tickets to teachers, to families that need, free of charge. As a single parent I scrimp to live where we do for DC to reap the benefits of our school environment. But not everyone needs to be privy to how frugal I am by necessity.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Auctioning teacher experiences is a bad practice.

Remember the Oyster teacher who molested a student? The movie night he hosted for students was one of the most popular items.

It also puts teachers in a bad position, pressuring them to spend personal time basically babysitting your kids. They won't tell you this, but it is an imposition.

You’re attempting to make a point with false information. The former Adams pedophile teacher molested that student IN CLASS with other students present. As a longtime OA parent, I have never seen any teacher donated auction experiences hosted at the teachers’ homes.

We don’t know the whole story. We know he was groomed inside and outside of the sleepover as well as what happened in the classroom.

Um, can we keep on topic? This is a Janney thread.

Anonymous wrote:Auctioning teacher experiences is a bad practice.

Remember the Oyster teacher who molested a student? The movie night he hosted for students was one of the most popular items.

It also puts teachers in a bad position, pressuring them to spend personal time basically babysitting your kids. They won't tell you this, but it is an imposition.

You’re attempting to make a point with false information. The former Adams pedophile teacher molested that student IN CLASS with other students present. As a longtime OA parent, I have never seen any teacher donated auction experiences hosted at the teachers’ homes.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Auctioning teacher experiences is a bad practice.

Remember the Oyster teacher who molested a student? The movie night he hosted for students was one of the most popular items.

It also puts teachers in a bad position, pressuring them to spend personal time basically babysitting your kids. They won't tell you this, but it is an imposition.

We know it's an imposition, but it brings in tons of money. And also, the PTA raises this money so 100% of the budget goes to their *just* under 6-figure salaries. They earn it, for sure, but that's pretty nice compensation for a teacher given our society undervalues them so much.

My PTO raises 4 figures a year. My old school PTO raised over $100,000. My salary is exactly the same. I know what you're trying to say, but my earned salary doesn't obligate me to babysit for your children.

Anonymous wrote:Auctioning teacher experiences is a bad practice.

Remember the Oyster teacher who molested a student? The movie night he hosted for students was one of the most popular items.

It also puts teachers in a bad position, pressuring them to spend personal time basically babysitting your kids. They won't tell you this, but it is an imposition.

We know it's an imposition, but it brings in tons of money. And also, the PTA raises this money so 100% of the budget goes to their *just* under 6-figure salaries. They earn it, for sure, but that's pretty nice compensation for a teacher given our society undervalues them so much.

I'd pay thousands to have our principal never ever speak to me or my kids again. To pay for a shadow day, no way. She's the queen of mean and none of the kids want to be near her.

Auctioning teacher experiences is a bad practice.

Remember the Oyster teacher who molested a student? The movie night he hosted for students was one of the most popular items.

It also puts teachers in a bad position, pressuring them to spend personal time basically babysitting your kids. They won't tell you this, but it is an imposition.