A few schools had the good sense to take Monday and Tuesday off this week. Those that didn't, are less interested in educating their students than they are about putting in the required 180 days. This short week in school was a complete waste of time and tax payer dollars. From what I see in the elementary grades, kids learn little to nothing as their teachers babysit them with Disney movies and Xmas parties for two days.
Elmira's 3rd grade class at MV had an SPCA Xmas party fund drive. Now that we have solved world hunger, ended the cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe, and found a cure for the AIDS virus, we should be able to focus our fundraising efforts on the unwanted pit bulls this Christmas.
Maybe I'm too cynical. The SPCA is a valuable organization, and they need our donations. Fund drives at the elementary school level probably help teach kids civic duty, and I agree that the way we treat our animals is a reflection on how we treat each other. Then again, I know that you couldn't swing a cat without hitting an elderly person who is living alone and worried about how she's going to afford her groceries, her heating bills and medical prescriptions.
More later..
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