Nickeled and Dimed
I already complained about how my son’s Montessori preschool requires parents to provide lunches and snacks for their kids (preferably with nothing sweet, we have all been reprimanded via the school’s monthly list of parental reprimands newsletter). And at the beginning of the year we were provided with the expected list of school supplies as well.
Then, it turned out that the cool activities provided by the school are actually subcontracted and must be paid for separately.
Then, it turns out that each month every family gets an additional supply list of two or three craft-related items we need to provide for the upcoming month.
A couple weeks ago there was a big notice informing parents that it would soon be time for the annual “Fall Family Festival,” which includes, among other things, a parents-only dinner cooked by the staff, a special dinner for the kids, games with prizes, etc. I was pleased to see that they finally wanted to do something nice for the families who support the school, instead of always asking us to spend more and more money.
But of course, the very next day there was a sign up sheet so that parents could provide the special parents’ dinner, the kids’ dinner, and even the freakin’ prizes for the games.
This all wouldn’t bother me so much if the director of the school didn’t drive a very new BMW.