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Students raise money to purchase iBooks

updated 04:05 pm EST, Tue February 10, 2004

iBooks in classrooms

Students at Highland-Goffe's Falls School in Manchester raised over $25,000 --through innovative fundraising and donations--to purchase . "The Manchester school's fundraising started in March 2002, with a 'Tech Jump' by jump ropers who raised $6,795 in their schoolyard. In May 2002, Wal-Mart donated $1,000 to the effort; local businesses contributed a total $450. The following September, the school raised $2,644 with a cookie dough sale, followed by an April Tech Jump that brought in another $6,444. When the school PTA donated $10,000, the school had $25,335 in the bank, enough for 24 iBooks and a wireless mobile computer lab."

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Hey good for them.

I think it's impressive they actually got together to get those computers. this class is just RIPE to spawn 10-15 go-getters.

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pity the school board and/or parents couldn't be bothered to do this FOR the kids. this school district is RIPE to lose 10-15 students this fall.

(damn... now he's got ME saying it)

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Heh. "10-15 go-getters." That's good.

Give back the grand Wal-Mart donated and this is the feel-good story of the year.

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Prepared for the Future

It's great that the kids got together and raised all that cash for new Macs!

Their parents and the school board should be pleased that the kids are being prepared to work for their keep. This would make the Bushies proud, since THEY'LL never pay for their keep. Everyone else will do it. from New Hampshire to Iraq and back! Live Free or Die... as the NH slogan goes, eh?

BTW... This post is RIPE to generate some FLAME.

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Can't deny it

these kids got brains !

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innovative

...everything is "innovative" these days... bah!

Nothing they did was innovative, its all been done before by other schools raising money for other things...

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example

All schools should be required to do this and they should cut the amount of tax we have to pay towards schools!!! The worls would be better if schools had to raise funds for EVERYTHING! Or just charge tuition to the parents having all these damn kids. The general public should not have to support this anymore.

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f*** off, you stupid neo-conservative/Republican George W. Bush asskisser. "Charge tuition"? What are you smoking? You think everyone is rich enough to afford f****** TUITION for PUBLIC education? Go to h***.

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Apple?

How much Apple donated, I did not noticed?

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Re: another example

That's going a bit too far.

But really, people considering having kids should be required to get a Breeder's License. Each person is given two Breeder Credits, which can be used, bought, sold or traded. Two must be cashed in in order to obtain a Breeder's License. Breeder Credits can only be cashed in with a matching credit with another person. No s** discrimination allowed. The limit is ONE replacement person (credit) per customer.

How's that?

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Worldwide

Would the Breeder Credits be worldwide? If not, how could you stop people going to third countries and doing the deed there.

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Re: another example

IMO great idea! Also, Japan's policy of taxing parents with more than 2 children is something America(n's) should consider. That tax would provide a steady revenue stream for schools.

BTW I firmly believe that folks without children should continue to help fund education. It's in our nation's best interest to raise an educated society. And no, I don't have children...nor do I plan to =)

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yeah

They should also offer $5k to any woman wanting to get her tubes tied (in a way that's irreversible).. My wife works in a low-income county hospital and sees women having their 7th,8th, 9th kids (non of which they can support.. and they STILL won'tget fixed..)

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yep

that'd cut down on public funding for that too-

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Apple should support this

$25.000,- is nothing for Apple (tax deductible) but alot for a public school, and what Apple will get back is a lot more. (at least a possible of 24+ person user base).

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seriously innovative

yeah- "innovative" my a**. It's like writing a story about a homeless man being "innovative" for turning tricks to get enough money to sleep in a bed for the night.
A) this counrty is (was) too wealthy to have a single homeless person.
B) this counrty is (was) too wealthy to have a single kid without a computer in school. I would consider a kid without a computer in school "left behind" wouldn't you?
Didn't dubya say "no child left behind.".. maybe he meant "no child that wasn't prepared to work a full-time job to earn the right to not get left behind"

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great but sad

I think it's great that some kids have the guts, desire, and devotion to go out and get the cash in order to buy ibooks.

I find it sad that they have to do it because the government prefer to spend the money in the Army than in the Education.

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1:1 ratio all the way

Article stated they got 34 iBooks -- this is excellent -- best move ever . . . we almost got 25 . . . fortunately, got 32, which is our max. class size.

Guess what?

This year, I have exactly 32 students in my class. 1:1 ratio all the way!!!

I really admire the 'buy-in' this school achieved through all their hard work. These iBooks will go a long way -- I know ours are!

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but...

How come the local businesses only donated $450? Doesn't that seem kind of low? A wicked small town? If there are 20 businesses.. that's just over $20 per... I would think the PR value for a business to donate $1000 in their local community to help a cause would comeback to them 10 fold. Maybe that's just me.. I can understand a mom and pop company not being able to donate as much.. but come on.. every town has a McD's that gain thousands in $$ from feeding those kids all those happy meals, they could at least give back some to them! Or maybe helping their education would cut back on their employees? :)
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Applecare

Let's hope they had enough money in the budget for Applecare for those iBooks. Those systems are RIPE to break under ordinary usage.

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PTA

I'm surprised nobody here has asked how a local PTA had $10,000 just sitting around waiting to be donated?? I know *our* parent-teacher organizations don't have nearly that kind of money.

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Pretty Sad

I think it is pretty sad that the government can ask for and get 87billion for a stupid war in Iraq, when educational institutions have to hold a bake sale to buy 24 laptops. GEEZ!!!

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Students raise money to purchase iBooks

updated 04:05 pm EST, Tue February 10, 2004

iBooks in classrooms

Hey good for them.

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innovative

example

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Apple?

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Worldwide

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yeah

yep

Apple should support this

seriously innovative

great but sad

1:1 ratio all the way

but...

Applecare

PTA

Pretty Sad

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