School districts across Michigan are gearing
up for Count Day on Wednesday, when students in seats equal dollars for the
year. Click on the following link to read the staggering statistics.
2015 - Did they get free slot Tokens Too?
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2015/10/07/detroit-schools-count-day-fun/73531916/
2015 - Did they get free slot Tokens Too?
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2015/10/07/detroit-schools-count-day-fun/73531916/
The pictures re so cute - I'm all for bringing gifts and animals to schools too - I just can't see the relevance of doing it on Count Day other than the fact to get more money from the State. Why can't the State just do count day randomly so we can get an accurate count and spend our tax dollars wisely.
2012
In 2010, many districts enticed
students with a total of $20,000 in Target gift cards, a shot to win laptops,
iPods, or 42-inch flat screen TV.
In 2011, every Detroit public high school
student who shows up to school on Oct. 3 will be rewarded with a free pair of
Nikes, courtesy of a local shoe store.
This
year Detroit public schools is giving away notebook computers
on Wednesday to lure more students to class on the day attendance affects state
funding for the district. The district declined to release which schools will
receive the computers on Wednesday. Distribution will continue weekly through
October until about 19,000 students received the Netbooks.
Am I the only one
who finds this practice to be a total sham? Dollars from our tax dollars should
not be given based on a few count days a year to determine how much each school
district receives per pupil.
Come to school for
a few days and get a PC Notebook. Oh it will be stated that the notebooks will
help with learning and homework and… BS!
If this does not prove
that the American Education System is in total disarray I don’t know what will.
You want results – look at these tactics.
Bribe kids to go to high school – yep, and then bribe
them to go to college – yep, then …
Yep, I know where to go to buy a slightly used “cheap” PC
Notebook in about a month.
Tennis great John McEnroe said it best ...
