According to an Education Week article, a school in North Carolina replaced ineffectual bake sales and candy bar fundraisers with paying for grades (two ten-point additions on two different tests). Is this sending the wrong message to students, or is it merely an attempt by strapped schools to secure the funds they need? Please share your thoughts by commenting on our blog.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
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For me this is sending the wrong message. I would rather see a good old fashioned bake sale, where students and parents come together in the kitchen. I realize schools are having trouble, but this is just the wrong way to go about getting funds.
Thanks for the feedback, Ang. Since we posted this blog, the school's principal resigned. Wow!
Oh Wow!! Guess the flak from everything was too much. Seriously though I am just amazed that paying for grades would even be an idea from anyone who works with children. The children go to school to learn and usually if thier grade for a subject is not the greatest, one could assume that the student could use a little extra help and not the chance to just pay for a better grade.
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