Above: Working each week to support community recycling efforts.
In the past, bake sales, car washes and raffles were used to raise money for school projects.
Back in the 90s, catalogs were sent home for friends and family to order candles and other small items (Made in China) from the giant catalog company in the tall office building in Chicago. The big middleman took a cut of the school donations so that educators and parents could minimize the human interactions that may serve as lessons for students on their way to becoming well-adjusted adults.
Small town, USA once featured raffles where educators, Moms and Dads or students went out and explained themselves to the WWII veteran who owned the hardware store. He donated a new toaster in exchange for a little free advertising and he set a tone of goodwill in the community. The gas station would donate a free tank of gas. The grocery store would donate a gift card, a coupon for a car wash, or movie tickets could be in the mix.
Today, the college educated people who run public school districts get together and decide to have machines take care of what used to involve human interaction.
Families may live hours apart. Maybe they haven’t seen or heard from each other in years. Maybe it’s all a big dysfunctional stew.
Maybe the text seems like soliciting tips at a restaurant.
Maybe a response to the text could be:
Verifying you are a human.
This may take a moment.
The web has not yet removed all voices of dissent Re: school fundraisers.
Possibly related:
The Old Days – People Would Exchange A Wave
Public School Lockers- teaching students to have a chip on their shoulder
When I was a kid, reality TV was The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau.
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