In response to
”
Trip of a lifetime.
”
Although these trips are meant to be educational, this sounds
like a sightseeing vacation that most ordinary working people can’t
afford themselves.
I won’t even begin to state how I feel about the outrageous
$1,500 per student. At this time of year, especially, I think of
poor homeless adults and children that contributions like the ones
being solicited could benefit. I have long thought that these trips
should NOT be funded or sponsored by monies solicited from the
public.
In response to “Trip of a lifetime.” Although these trips are meant to be educational, this sounds like a sightseeing vacation that most ordinary working people can’t afford themselves.
I won’t even begin to state how I feel about the outrageous $1,500 per student. At this time of year, especially, I think of poor homeless adults and children that contributions like the ones being solicited could benefit. I have long thought that these trips should NOT be funded or sponsored by monies solicited from the public. School tax dollars should be set aside for these things (good luck). Even that is public money, but money we have already paid and will continue to pay to provide educations to our youth whether we have children or not in the public school system. Even sports programs at schools must now be supplemented by parents and fund-raisers.
The students who want to go on these trips should raise the money by working, doing odd jobs, washing cars, yard work, baby-sitting and so on, with the parents of the students supplementing the remainder. Sacrifice something for the trip: a few less movies or toys, CDs, trips to McDonald’s or the pizza parlor. Put the money in your bank account instead and start saving for the trip. Earn the money.
Can you imagine how many poor hungry children could benefit from $1,500? Multiply that by the number of students that will be going on this trip. Maybe this is just a bad time to bring this up. Sometimes timing is everything.
Last year in front of a grocery store, not in Hollister, but it could have been any town, I was disheartened to see on one side of the entry to the store students soliciting for an “educational trip” to Europe and on the other side a Salvation Army bell ringer with a kettle. Guess who got my contribution. I will close with Happy Holidays and let your heart guide you.
Sylvia Ernani,
Galt
