Yeah, and on top of that, I'm not about to let my kid start calling relatives

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Oct 7, 2015
9:35:47am

UNLVcougar

Yeah, and on top of that, I'm not about to let my kid start calling relatives

and friends trying to shake them down for donation money when some of them may not be able to spare even a few extra dollars. My parents wouldn't care, but my in laws are on social security and don't need to have a little grandkid calling to ask for money and when I know they won't say no.

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School Fundraisers. I hate them. I now understand my mother.

10/7/15 9:12am

What grade?

SandYFan

10/7/15 9:18am

Second

10/7/15 12:41pm

Same here. My son came home with commemorative cups to sell. These are plastic

supertux

10/7/15 9:20am

What drives me crazy is how they have big pep rallies to brainwash them.

UNLVcougar

10/7/15 9:22am

Yep mine is 5 also and he came home wanting to buy this "super cool"

supertux

10/7/15 9:26am

The company making the yo-yos gets a nice cut too.

kunarcougar

10/7/15 9:32am

Yeah, and on top of that, I'm not about to let my kid start calling relatives

UNLVcougar

10/7/15 9:35am

They're really good at making kids believe they can actually sell 1000 magazine

KingDave

10/7/15 9:30am

What also bugs me is when the little kids come knocking on our door

KingDave

10/7/15 9:36am

as a kid we did the holiday fundraisers with candy and wrapping paper. we would

supertux

10/7/15 9:38am

Here's the problem(s)

bluebloodedcoug

10/7/15 9:39am

I don't blame the teachers for this, and wouldn't want to see their salaries cut

UNLVcougar

10/7/15 9:50am

What gets me is that they always done fundraisers and probably always will

KingDave

10/7/15 10:03am

Alpine is not the biggest school district in the nation... it's the biggest

TheDeek

10/7/15 11:57am

An 8-4 workday is a myth

bluebloodedcoug

10/7/15 12:09pm

I seriously doubt they expect her at an Elementary School by 7am

TheDeek

10/7/15 1:28pm

You might be right, but to sum up let me rehash the argument like you aren't.

bluebloodedcoug

10/7/15 1:36pm

Sorry Deek, you are dead wrong

oldman

10/7/15 2:24pm

dead wrong?

TheDeek

10/7/15 2:35pm

What you're talking about is the effect of low pay

bluebloodedcoug

10/7/15 3:01pm

"It's so ironic that LDS people place so much importance on the value of kids...

runnincoug

10/7/15 3:04pm

you. don't. get. it.

TheDeek

10/7/15 3:07pm

LOL I'm more than happy to discuss anything you've got

bluebloodedcoug

10/7/15 3:36pm

Common sense is common; good sense isn't.

DeepCCoug

10/8/15 7:20am

RE: I seriously doubt they expect her at an Elementary School by 7am

Tweege

10/7/15 11:09pm

It's not even the biggest in Utah. Davis is 1 spot ahead on the list.

slatecoug

10/8/15 10:26am

The apex fun run. Donate x amount per lap your child runs.

10/7/15 9:41am

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Buffalo

10/7/15 10:04am

I guarantee the teachers see ZERO dollars from fundraisers.

tebowned

10/7/15 9:43am

In all liklihood, none of the money from the fundraisers is going to the school

BYUMizzou

10/7/15 10:03am

Seeing Teacher's Salaries

BYU I Bleed Blue

10/7/15 10:30am

You should be able to, it's public record. I know you can see professors' income

runnincoug

10/7/15 10:49am

RE: You should be able to, it's public record. I know you can see professors'

KingDave

10/7/15 10:50am

In Utah you can look up any individual teacher

bluebloodedcoug

10/7/15 10:55am

A friend of mine has been a teacher in Utah for about 17 years and yes they work

jzzlvr

10/7/15 11:15am

Yes. . .sorry that wasn't clear. WHat I'm saying is that we should see where

10/7/15 12:55pm

My daughter's middle school has a jog-a-thon and where the money goes

KingDave

10/7/15 1:43pm

I think most schools would do fairly well with a fundraiser opt-out fee

LaserCoug

10/7/15 10:36am

Dealing with the parents who couldn't afford or just didn't want to pay the opt

bluebloodedcoug

10/7/15 10:44am

I'm glad we did pizza growing up

Justinodhan

10/7/15 10:49am

Homeschool. That is all.

panguitch

10/7/15 1:46pm

Old saying about a man who represents himself in a court of law

oldman

10/7/15 2:27pm

Said by Abraham Lincoln. Who never went to school.

panguitch

10/7/15 3:38pm

Check-o-thon FTW

10/7/15 3:11pm

To me, the transparency that is glaringly missing is how much of what the kids

morningcalmcougar

10/8/15 12:54am

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