Bongo's all for free speech, but as my momma once said, "If you don't have anything nice to bark, don't bark at all."
Aileen Seedorf must have been gone on the day that this precious life lesson was taught in doggie finishing school.
A few days ago Bongo was blog-surfing and came across a discussion on Huntley Neighbors about upcoming Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week and activities for District 158's schools. It was a simple enough thread with a PTA member announcing the event and soliciting volunteers and donations from local businesses.
Simple, that is, until school board member Aileen Seedorf added her two cents.
"This almost sounds like a form of mandatory tangible appreciation for all whether or not you or your child have a good rapport or a successful interaction with an employee and it sounds a bit demanding, controlling, or over the top for any business - private or public.
Staff members are all adults. This should not be a case of pressing parents to do what a group (they do or don't belong to) is encouraging - no matter how well intended the group is.
This isn't a classroom of kids required to bring in Valentine cards for everyone in the classroom. It IS a business where parents are among the Taxpayers who are paying yearly raises and benefit increases above what the average person receives - whether or not more work is taken on or there is a change in responsibility - even in bad economic times - and that extra compensation, in a way, IS in itself a gift of appreciation."
Talk about dumping rain on a parade. Bongo would remind Ms. crabby-pants that teaching is a very nobel profession and those who teach 1)could make more money if they chose careers in the public sector, and 2)sometimes have immeasurable positive impacts on kids.
Four paws up to the PTAs for celebrating the hard working staff at the schools!
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