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My previous life the kids were in a private school. Mandatory 100 hours volunteer service for every parent. I didnât offer 100 hours but I did pressure wash the entire school sidewalks, parking lot, building and covered play area.
Back when I was a teenager, our church had a fund drive. We were the only Catholic Church in the area NOT to have a grade school associated with it. This was an EXTREME embarrassment to the parish. Also the diocese was upset that the parish was not pulling itâs weight with raising revenue.
If you didnât pledge enough, your child would not be accepted. If you had more than one child, the first child was $100 a month, the second $75 a month and children after that $50 a month (good Irish Catholic mothers can churn those babies out).
However why should the church get $75 or $50 for a seat they can sell for $100. Thatâs where annual pledges were audited.
I attended this church from age 10 on when we moved into the parish. I left to join the service immediately after college. When I decided to get married several years later, they said, âWho are you? We donât see your name in our ledger books. You canât be a Catholic in good standing.â
The problem of parent involvement was different where I taught. There were 5 parent/teacher session each year, which were rarely attended. About once a year, usually in early April, at least one pair would ask me why I hadnât sent a report card home since September. They hadnât worried about it for 5 grading periods. A little late? Not unusual.
However, the best thing to come out of that was when I showed them that cards had been sent and then showed them the grades [usually not great]. They looked at me and at each other. Then one or the other took a breath, kinda straightened up, and said âUh huhâ with that certain the light dawns tone. It signaled recognition of the root of the problem and also a likely outcome for the next time folks met offspring.
Would like to have been there for that, but I wouldnât have been able to schedule all those sessions.
The point being, we lived in a small rural community, with just over 1300 students from kindergarten to 12th grade. So had they and a lot of other parents attended the sessions earlier in the year or contacted me, that revelation would have come earlier and Bismuth or Ermintrude might have found a reason to shape up or -more likely- put up a better front.
Imagine over 1 year ago
No pressureâŠ
Superfrog over 1 year ago
The activities are elective but there will be assessment.
Imagine over 1 year ago
Will there be snacks?
purepaul Premium Member over 1 year ago
Aw, leave well enough alone.
TMMILLER Premium Member over 1 year ago
My previous life the kids were in a private school. Mandatory 100 hours volunteer service for every parent. I didnât offer 100 hours but I did pressure wash the entire school sidewalks, parking lot, building and covered play area.
walstib Premium Member over 1 year ago
I remember during the little league/Scouting years, there were a lot of âdump and runâ parents.
dflak over 1 year ago
Back when I was a teenager, our church had a fund drive. We were the only Catholic Church in the area NOT to have a grade school associated with it. This was an EXTREME embarrassment to the parish. Also the diocese was upset that the parish was not pulling itâs weight with raising revenue.
If you didnât pledge enough, your child would not be accepted. If you had more than one child, the first child was $100 a month, the second $75 a month and children after that $50 a month (good Irish Catholic mothers can churn those babies out).
However why should the church get $75 or $50 for a seat they can sell for $100. Thatâs where annual pledges were audited.
I attended this church from age 10 on when we moved into the parish. I left to join the service immediately after college. When I decided to get married several years later, they said, âWho are you? We donât see your name in our ledger books. You canât be a Catholic in good standing.â
I think thatâs when my mom stopped attending.
1BlackLivesMatter over 1 year ago
Been there, done that!
Zebrastripes over 1 year ago
Itâs said when parents are involved, kids feel more secure and do better in their school work.
I certainly did my shareâŠ.but itâs always the same parents who volunteerâŠ.the majority couldnât care less.
Daltongang Premium Member over 1 year ago
Geez, this sounds like the Boy Scouts. Once they get their hooks into you they want you to volunteer for everything.
sandpiper over 1 year ago
The problem of parent involvement was different where I taught. There were 5 parent/teacher session each year, which were rarely attended. About once a year, usually in early April, at least one pair would ask me why I hadnât sent a report card home since September. They hadnât worried about it for 5 grading periods. A little late? Not unusual.
However, the best thing to come out of that was when I showed them that cards had been sent and then showed them the grades [usually not great]. They looked at me and at each other. Then one or the other took a breath, kinda straightened up, and said âUh huhâ with that certain the light dawns tone. It signaled recognition of the root of the problem and also a likely outcome for the next time folks met offspring.
Would like to have been there for that, but I wouldnât have been able to schedule all those sessions.
The point being, we lived in a small rural community, with just over 1300 students from kindergarten to 12th grade. So had they and a lot of other parents attended the sessions earlier in the year or contacted me, that revelation would have come earlier and Bismuth or Ermintrude might have found a reason to shape up or -more likely- put up a better front.
Will E. Makeit Premium Member over 1 year ago
define school activitiesâŠ