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Be wary of kids' writing competitions!
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<blockquote data-quote="donna723" data-source="post: 404310" data-attributes="member: 1883"><p>I've never heard of the writing competitions but I've heard of similar schemes. When my kids were in high school we got notices in the mail about some kind of books that would be a directory of "outstanding students". They say that your child has been nominated (inferring that someone at their school recommended them) and they send you a form to fill out about their interests and activities. Then you have to send it back ... with a hefty fee ... which will also entitle you to a copy of the book! </p><p> </p><p>Now my two are both good smart kids but neither one exactly over-exerted themselves in high school and both of them would tell you that their favorite teacher was the one who presided over the in-school suspension classroom! So I kind of doubt that anyone at the high school would have nominated either of them as "outstanding students", but we did get a good laugh out of it!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donna723, post: 404310, member: 1883"] I've never heard of the writing competitions but I've heard of similar schemes. When my kids were in high school we got notices in the mail about some kind of books that would be a directory of "outstanding students". They say that your child has been nominated (inferring that someone at their school recommended them) and they send you a form to fill out about their interests and activities. Then you have to send it back ... with a hefty fee ... which will also entitle you to a copy of the book! Now my two are both good smart kids but neither one exactly over-exerted themselves in high school and both of them would tell you that their favorite teacher was the one who presided over the in-school suspension classroom! So I kind of doubt that anyone at the high school would have nominated either of them as "outstanding students", but we did get a good laugh out of it! [/QUOTE]
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