Feeling forced to sell
@sweetashoney (3597)
United States
September 1, 2018 12:28pm CST
Most anyone has ether heard, seen or participated in selling the World's Finest Chocolate for Fundraising.
Most all schools have some type of fundraiser during the school, this been going on for as long as I can remember. I am one of the many students, (as well as my children and my grandchildren), whom has participated in selling boxes of chocolate. The thing is, it was the students choice whether they wanted to participate or not, we were not forced to do it. The teacher asks who wants to sell chocolate, if you wanted to , your parents gave their permission and you sold it.
In one of my granddaughters case, it is totally different this year. Up until this year, my son's children have always attended public school. This year both of them started going to a private school, since his mother-in-law said she would pay for it. He called me last night and was telling me about his dilemma over their fundraising. My son told me that he wasn't planning on letting his daughter join in this year they were in the progress of getting settled into a new apartment and also last year he ended up having to pay for over half the box because they had melted from the heat.
Here's the kicker, he found this out after speaking to one of her teachers. He was told that if he does not want his daughter to participate, the school expects him to give at least a $50 donation! Needless to say, he told me that he snatched the box off the desk, and told them his daughter would sell one then. He felt like he had no other choice, that he was forced to let his daughter sell candy bars.simply because he could not afford to just give them $50! I totally agree with him.
Things like this really irritates me, for two reasons, no one should be made to feel like they are forced to do thing like this. The second reason is, my son is trying his best to raise his two young children on his own,their mother passed away a few years ago, because of this, he has to get by on one income, so yes things are tight some times. I just don't think you should fill forced to do this!
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@sh2ker (503)
• Bury, England
1 Sep 18
It’s not something we do in the UK.I have only ever heard of it in American films and TV shows.At my school we had non uniform days every now and again where you paid a pound and could where whatever you wanted. I do think it is wrong for the school to assume what the parents could afford or that they would get involved.
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@sweetashoney (3597)
• United States
2 Sep 18
That's exactly how I think about it to! That's neat about the uniform's, here, in most schools kids don't wear uniforms,although there is dress codes. Which has gotten really slack anymore. So how much is a pound compared to American dollars?
@sweetashoney (3597)
• United States
4 Sep 18
@sh2ker That's why my son thinks this school does this. I guess like he said, most likely they think if you can afford to send your child there you can afford to give $50. But just like in my son's case, not everyone can afford to just fork out $50.
@sh2ker (503)
• Bury, England
4 Sep 18
@sweetashoney At the moment £1 is $1.28. Most schools in the Uk have a Uniform.Though my experience is of state schools or what you would call a public school which most people in the UK go to. In the UK public schools are actually Private schools and because they are so expensive most of the people who go there are very wealthy. Do I would imagine could afford $50 but they do allow poorer children with scholarships so you can never just assume.
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@Aquitaine24 (12000)
• San Jose, California
1 Sep 18
I agree they shouldnt be forced to,especially if their place has no way of keeping them cool.
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@sweetashoney (3597)
• United States
1 Sep 18
I agree with both comments to this discussion, a person should never have to feel like their forced do something like this. They need to understand all families are not the same and not all children can join in some .fundraisers.
