Space station Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Looks like I'm headed to Odyssey of the Mind World Finals for a 3rd time! Hate the fundraising to get there, but proud of my team! 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Huge congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Congratulations!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
displace Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 Congrats!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grover Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space station Posted April 1, 2015 Author Share Posted April 1, 2015 Thanks, everyone! I just wanted to share a short vent - then I will be able to let this go. Half of our team is enrolled in our Charter School, the other half is enrolled in our local middle school. I've known all of these kids since they were 4 together in Montessori school, which is how we ended up with a mixed school team. Amazingly, our Charter School wanted to pay our way, or most of it - $3000 of the $4600 that we needed. WooHoo, I thought. No fundraising! $200 each, and the team can go. Well, 2 of the other girls had older siblings on another team who also qualified for World Finals, and that team was going to have to fund raise the entire amount in order to go. They decided not to try and turned down the invitation. Then since the older siblings couldn't go, the parents decided not to let their kids on our team go either, because they didn't want to hurt their older kids' feelings. So, no world finals this year. I really don't understand denying an opportunity to one child for the sake of the other. I don't understand punishing my kid and the other kids on the team for the sake of their older child's feelings. There. Done, done, done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truscifi Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 That really stinks. I don't understand that thinking either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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