School Leaver Gifts Getting Posher?

[ACiD303]

infact if you don't spend all your budget you are liable to have less allocated for the next financial year.

I think this is pretty much the standard practice for any department in almost any business/organisation. It's just plainly to show that the department does use the money, and requires the money budgeted towards it. Thus, if they don't use all that money, they demonstrate they require less budget for the following term. Similarly, if they demonstrate they use all of it, they will get the same again, or even more!

I don't think anyone actually checks what exactly they use it for, as long as it falls within means of the department. e.g. A way to use up a budget for the local council, is to just dig up a street - then decide what to do with it later on....if they decide to do anything with it at all! It's a good idea, from their point of view, because they can always use whatever they decide to do with it as an excuse for more budget!

[Workaholic]

I got nothing either, maybe except a certifcate for 100% attendance!

[Nick]

I didn't get a thing and I dropped both of mine off everyday, surely I deserve something for that??

Most days I remembered to pick them up too!

[DR]

They should reward you for that

[Steven W]

Kids are definitely getting far more pocket money than they should. My girlfriend is a teacher and when I picked her up on Friday I had to go into the classroom to give her a hand with the presents.

Flowers, jewelry and even CD albums and they're only in Junior school. I remember getting my teacher a card and that was it.

[YorkieBen]

It's all good and well spending money on pencils and paper, but you sometimes need to give certain kids the motivation to use them too.

why?

i got a Bible and thats it. Kids shouldnt be rewarded for going to school - such as kids getting presents for full attendance - thats what you're supposed to do!!

[Whiternoise]

We got a free copy of the Psalms once from a visiting heretic converter.. needless to say, there were a lot of paper aeroplanes made that day

[this_is_gav]

i got a Bible and thats it. Kids shouldnt be rewarded for going to school - such as kids getting presents for full attendance - thats what you're supposed to do!!

First, I never said all kids.

Second, I never mentioned anything to do with attendance.

Third, it's similar to employment. Many are supposed to do a job, but if they do an exceptional one, they'll put themselves in a position to receive a bonus, and that's in a voluntary position. Face it - most kids would rather do anything other than go to school and work hard. Some small motivation might just swing it for them and actually get them to do something.