to think dc's school shouldn't incentivise charitable donations

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There are prizes given at a special assembly for pupils who have raised the most for their chosen charity. Not a case of them being sponsered to do anything, just name and amount on a sheet.

I have several issues with this. I think the act of giving should be prize enough and they are teaching kids there should be a reward for it. Secondly some parents and relatives may not have much money, but maybe £3 to them means a lot more than £20 to another pupil's down the road. Thirdly it may encourage some of the pupils to go door to door to raise more money, which may not be the safest.

Am I reading too much into this? Normally I let the school stuff wash over my head but this has annoyed me somewhat.

Yanbu.

Yanbu.

I'm guessing secondary school?

I wouldn't have a problem with this tbh, as long as its done properly and money raised is not inclusive of money given by parents to help the fundraising.

Oh don't get me started on school and charities. There's always some crap or other on sale which DS wants cos his friends have them and as it's for "charity" how can you say no? But we have no spare cash at all and if I'm to give charity I want to choose to do so, not be guilted into by the school. Grrr

No, primary school.

They've done the whole buying this and that, like halloween masks - you pay 50p, it goes to charity type thing and it doesn't bother me. Names on a list and prizes for the best does though.

YANBU!

Is it a Christian school? If so, you should be throwing the (Good) Book (specifically Luke 21 v1-4) at them to remind them it's about how much you give relative to what you have that matters, not how much you give in absolute terms. If it's not a Christian school you can just leave out the Bible reference, because it's still true!

It used to drive me crazy that a huge fuss was made over people raising money for charity when I was in secondary school when in fact their parents had gone round getting lots of sponsors who could afford to give lots of money. Rah!

exit, stamping hooves crossly

Yanbu. If they want to incentivise it then they should have a draw that everyone who manages to raise some money gets entered into.

Not a faith school but certainly one that makes them say prayers before eating, sing hymns, teaches them bible stories etc. Although not Christian specifically, I find most schools here in NI teach it to a certain extent so that's a useful reference to have.

That's exactly the sort of idea they should have had Sirzy

Oh, if they're teaching them Bible stories etc I think you'd do well to highlight the fact they're ignoring that particular Christian teaching. (I had to look up the actual reference, just remembered the story. In my head it sort of sits alongside things like not praying ostentatiously & how being all SEE HOW I AM A GOOD PERSON is Norty.)

Think Sirzy is absolutely right about that being a good way to incentivise raising money for charity. Even just giving out certificates and/or stickers to children who make the effort to take part would be good!

I've just looked that verse up and remembered being taught that in school. Excellent. This is why I love mn at times.

Glad to have been on some use. Sometimes my flypaper memory can be quite handy. Other times it just has me wondering where on Earth that particular bit of information came from & just why it was my brain decided to file it away rather than, say, remembering I've a hair appointment...

Awk I just blame getting older or having kids zebra for remembering bits of latin or some other useless rubbish but forgetting my dad's birthday year by year.