Subj : School idiocy
To   : All
From : Deuce
Date : Tue Sep 20 2005 11:33 pm

Well, I've called the school principle onto the carpet.  This is his first
principle position, so his first year (last year) I didn't say anything.  But,
the idiocy continues this year.  My youngest is in grade eight this year, and
we get to spend $12 to purchase them an adgenda.  Every day, a parent needs to
initial his agenda then the principle (also a teach of course) also initials
it.  This ritual gets the class an "agenda credit" when the class as a whole
amasses 80 of these, they can turn one of their math or science classes into
any of a computer class, a physical education class, or a movie party (three
guess which is chosen most often) it takes the class approximately two weeks to
amass 80 agenda credits.  For a move party, the children are allowed to take
pop and chips to school (which means of course, the parents are expected to
supply them with these) call it about $5 every two weeks.

Now, the biggest problem I have with this setup is that there is NEVER anything
written in the agenda for me to sign off on.  There is no list of outstanding
assignments, no upcoming school events, not even a quick note as to how the
walk to school was today.  Every single page in this agenda is blank except for
a pair of initials at the bottom of each days column.  They were blank all year
last year and so far have been blank all this year too.  Of course, everyone
knows who didn't get the credit and who id, so we *need* to initial it or our
child becomes a pariah in the class.  Then we get the priviledge of spending an
extra $2.50/wk so our child doesn't need to get a class in some practical
skill.

Well, I'm fed up.  The first note ever has gone into the agenda... requesting
the principle phone me to arrange a meeting to chat about the agenda credits.

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