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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 38298" data-attributes="member: 701"><p><strong>MOTHER PUSHED OVER THE EDGE BY SCHOOL PERMISSION SLIP</strong></p><p></p><p>Is anyone other than me going crazy with all the end of the year extras for school and extra activities? It's not even May yet and we get out a week later than usual for snow days but it's already begun.</p><p></p><p>Money, you ask? Why there's the Band trip $20, 2nd band trip 50, parent entry fee for band contest 3 per person, ballet recital costumes 80, ballet recital tickets 15 per night, <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/princess.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":princess:" title="princess :princess:" data-shortname=":princess:" /> summer math books 6, gift card donation for junior high teacher's appreciation week 10, donation for school carnival 15, athletic fee for track 75, required donation of soda and snacks for home track meet 10, request to donate to band scholarship fund...</p><p></p><p>Gee, and the spring field trips haven't even started yet.</p><p></p><p>And then there's the variety of forms--permission, information, misinformation, noninformation, or some combination. My personal favorite was the disaster preparedness coloring book sent home by FEMA to schoolchildren. If you missed it you can go to their website where you will read <em>"You can get posters, videos and other fun things for free from FEMA."</em></p><p></p><p>Bet that set the taxpayers back a few billion or so.</p><p></p><p>Here's the one my 7th grader shoved at me 5 minutes before walking out the door that about sent me over the edge. Teacher gave it to him yesterday--due back today (4/24).</p><p></p><p>"I am giving my permission to video tape my daughter/son during the math lesson on Tuesday, April 24 and Thursday, April 26. I understand that ___ University graduate students will be doing this for the ___ project."</p><p></p><p>Now isn't *that* informative? What is the ___ project? What will be done with the videotapes? Who even uses videotape anymore? What provision will be made for my son to learn math on these days if I don't sign this form? </p><p></p><p>Tra laa laa...spring has sprung. Cheers everyone! <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":smile:" title="smile :smile:" data-shortname=":smile:" /></p><p></p><p>SRL</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 38298, member: 701"] [B]MOTHER PUSHED OVER THE EDGE BY SCHOOL PERMISSION SLIP[/B] Is anyone other than me going crazy with all the end of the year extras for school and extra activities? It's not even May yet and we get out a week later than usual for snow days but it's already begun. Money, you ask? Why there's the Band trip $20, 2nd band trip 50, parent entry fee for band contest 3 per person, ballet recital costumes 80, ballet recital tickets 15 per night, :princess: summer math books 6, gift card donation for junior high teacher's appreciation week 10, donation for school carnival 15, athletic fee for track 75, required donation of soda and snacks for home track meet 10, request to donate to band scholarship fund... Gee, and the spring field trips haven't even started yet. And then there's the variety of forms--permission, information, misinformation, noninformation, or some combination. My personal favorite was the disaster preparedness coloring book sent home by FEMA to schoolchildren. If you missed it you can go to their website where you will read [I]"You can get posters, videos and other fun things for free from FEMA."[/I] Bet that set the taxpayers back a few billion or so. Here's the one my 7th grader shoved at me 5 minutes before walking out the door that about sent me over the edge. Teacher gave it to him yesterday--due back today (4/24). "I am giving my permission to video tape my daughter/son during the math lesson on Tuesday, April 24 and Thursday, April 26. I understand that ___ University graduate students will be doing this for the ___ project." Now isn't *that* informative? What is the ___ project? What will be done with the videotapes? Who even uses videotape anymore? What provision will be made for my son to learn math on these days if I don't sign this form? Tra laa laa...spring has sprung. Cheers everyone! :smile: SRL [/QUOTE]
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