Comments on: Italy Cannot Afford Toilet Rolls and Paint http://italychronicles.com/italy-cannot-afford-toilet-rolls-and-paint/ Life in the Living Museum Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:30:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: cara_miahttp://italychronicles.com/italy-cannot-afford-toilet-rolls-and-paint/#comment-30042 cara_mia Wed, 09 Feb 2011 03:04:45 +0000 http://italychronicles.com/?p=4520#comment-30042 In the public schools in the inner cities, it gets even worse. Peeling paint, not enough desks, not enough textbooks (and who knows how old the textbooks they have are)...money instead has to be spent on metal detectors and security staff.<a href="http://www.tonic.com/article/publicolor-paint-improves-lives-nyc-toughest-schools/" rel="nofollow">NYC painting volunteers</a>In the city where I live, the supply list asks for contributions for the year: package of napkins, Clorox wipes, tissues, cups, paper towels, ziploc bags, and utensils. Since some people can't afford these, they also post them in grocery, discount, and office supply stores where non-parents can make donations. <a href="http://www.schenectady.k12.ny.us/2010-2011/School_Supply_Lists.htm" rel="nofollow">Here are the lists for the various schools in my city.</a> In the public schools in the inner cities, it gets even worse. Peeling paint, not enough desks, not enough textbooks (and who knows how old the textbooks they have are)…money instead has to be spent on metal detectors and security staff.

NYC painting volunteers

In the city where I live, the supply list asks for contributions for the year: package of napkins, Clorox wipes, tissues, cups, paper towels, ziploc bags, and utensils. Since some people can’t afford these, they also post them in grocery, discount, and office supply stores where non-parents can make donations. Here are the lists for the various schools in my city.

]]> By: Alex Roehttp://italychronicles.com/italy-cannot-afford-toilet-rolls-and-paint/#comment-28689 Alex Roe Fri, 13 Aug 2010 07:50:30 +0000 http://italychronicles.com/?p=4520#comment-28689 Hi Dina, Sorry for not replying sooner - your comment got buried a little.Interesting to here about the situation in Hawai. Seeing as it is part of the US of A, I imagined that things would be better.Funny how governments,which always go on about the importance of the future, tend to neglect education. Providing everyone with a good education should contribute towards creating a better future society, and avoid creating problems like global warming, perhaps. This fact seems to escape many politicos though. Don't know why - it could be a vote winner if played well.As an aside, get the school to set up a blog on some aspect of Hawai and put Adsense on it - over time, and provided the blog is maintained and focused, it will raise funds for the school - but don't encourage people to click on ads - Google will ban you!Best,Alex Hi Dina,
Sorry for not replying sooner – your comment got buried a little.

Interesting to here about the situation in Hawai. Seeing as it is part of the US of A, I imagined that things would be better.

Funny how governments,which always go on about the importance of the future, tend to neglect education. Providing everyone with a good education should contribute towards creating a better future society, and avoid creating problems like global warming, perhaps. This fact seems to escape many politicos though. Don’t know why – it could be a vote winner if played well.

As an aside, get the school to set up a blog on some aspect of Hawai and put Adsense on it – over time, and provided the blog is maintained and focused, it will raise funds for the school – but don’t encourage people to click on ads – Google will ban you!

Best,

Alex

]]> By: dinahttp://italychronicles.com/italy-cannot-afford-toilet-rolls-and-paint/#comment-28657 dina Mon, 09 Aug 2010 00:54:26 +0000 http://italychronicles.com/?p=4520#comment-28657 Here in Hawai we have toilet paper, but last year they cut school days from 5 days a week to 4 and let the kids go home a 1:15 because of the lack of funds, so the toilet paper just sat there. Everything here is expensive, we pay for the school bus, supplies, and uniforms, which consist of T-shirts, and the tutors if your kid falls behind, which most do in national standers. Our art and sports programs are cut so we pay for our children to participate in clubs outside the school system, We have the lowest minimum wage with the highest cost of living. Our teachers all struggle to prepare class rooms, and fund raising is a must. The one good thing is that our children are out side all year and it is beautiful and clean here, just don't drink the water. Here in Hawai we have toilet paper, but last year they cut school days from 5 days a week to 4 and let the kids go home a 1:15 because of the lack of funds, so the toilet paper just sat there. Everything here is expensive, we pay for the school bus, supplies, and uniforms, which consist of T-shirts, and the tutors if your kid falls behind, which most do in national standers. Our art and sports programs are cut so we pay for our children to participate in clubs outside the school system, We have the lowest minimum wage with the highest cost of living. Our teachers all struggle to prepare class rooms, and fund raising is a must. The one good thing is that our children are out side all year and it is beautiful and clean here, just don’t drink the water.

]]> By: Francesca Maggihttp://italychronicles.com/italy-cannot-afford-toilet-rolls-and-paint/#comment-27307 Francesca Maggi Fri, 02 Apr 2010 20:30:08 +0000 http://italychronicles.com/?p=4520#comment-27307 Wow. And I thought it was an outrage that you had to bring your own bottle of water to the hospital or the gym!!!! Wow. And I thought it was an outrage that you had to bring your own bottle of water to the hospital or the gym!!!!

]]> By: Madelinehttp://italychronicles.com/italy-cannot-afford-toilet-rolls-and-paint/#comment-16298 Madeline Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:30:29 +0000 http://italychronicles.com/?p=4520#comment-16298 Yeah I am running the pledge drive for my daughters public school here in Chicago, and items on teachers' wishlists include pencil sharpeners, calculators, and colored copy paper. We are also raising money for paint for the walls! And field trips are often to free places, where each student pays $5 or so to cover the cost of the bus. Really if you've got good teachers, you can fill in the rest. Who wants to be in a freshly painted school with lots of toilet paper and bad teachers? Can't do much there.... Yeah I am running the pledge drive for my daughters public school here in Chicago, and items on teachers’ wishlists include pencil sharpeners, calculators, and colored copy paper. We are also raising money for paint for the walls! And field trips are often to free places, where each student pays $5 or so to cover the cost of the bus. Really if you’ve got good teachers, you can fill in the rest. Who wants to be in a freshly painted school with lots of toilet paper and bad teachers? Can’t do much there….

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