Is it ok for parents that schools should generate income for the charity?

Well, parents are right, charity should be voluntarily, and not be forced.. IN this case, the school is just trying to protray a good image to the public, at the expense of parents.. FOr it's the parents who are contributing the money to make the school look good, while the school is taking all the honour of being charitable?? I had experience it all before, and all those about charities are nothing but lies.. haha =D

in my schools they are not compulsory and when their is fund raising all parents need to attend a meeting before it is approve. so far i've got no problem with it and giving is good it helps a lot.

I know that the schools here sell things as fund raisers some I have bought and not got and other things I did get . BUt kids arent forced to do it .

School administrators and teachers should not force students to give donations to charity. It should be without constraint. We should ask the teachers if the proceeds really go to charitable organizations and to the poor people because I have heard that some schools and even churches are being used as tools of activism by some teachers and activist priests. The money collected (donations) don't really go to charity but to socialist causes. This is true. We should be really wise today. http://www.freedomadvocates.org http://www.freedomadvocates.org/articles/education_transformation/

I don't agree. 1) Should you want to contribute to a charity you should be free to choose whatever charity you wish, not be imposed. 2) Contributing to a charity should be voluntary. 3) School expenses, canteen, books (especially), clothes and stationery make up quite a big expense for most families. Most struggle to buy all that but of course it's their children so they'll do the best they can. But when it comes to add up additional expenses for a charity, for parents who already struggle to just buy the books...

it is alright as long as students are not force and the parents is inform first. some schools participate in charity and know to help others and be good part of the society.

at our school, we do a lot of fundraising, for the school and for charity. it isnt compulsory but students are encouraged to participate. we hold events and such at school to get students involved. some students are very generous. we are a public school though so we dont make students contribute as some dont have the money. the best fundraiser we have found is mufti-days. these are days when students dont have to wear uniform but in return they must bring a gold coin ($1 or $2) donation if they dont wear uniform. again, it is not compulsory but we usually raise over $1000.

hi neelianoscet no in the US its not making kids donate for charities its getting kids to sell stuff to help run the schools. they keep cutting back on funds for schools here and the schools have a hard time keeping the supplies they need so the kids are invited to sell candy and other stuff.i dislike that. Ithink this should be done by adults or high school children not little kids at all. Also I do not like the idea of forcing kids to get donations either . this is something that people should be free to do or not do. I am in the US by the way.

They encourage the kids at our schools to participate in the charities, but if they do not then there is no penalty and nothing is said. They try to give the kids incentives for selling items such as a small prize to everyone who sells something and big prized to those who sell the most. But there is no pressure. Those charities create a lot of money though that helps to pay for field trips and other things for the kids. If they don't raise money through charities then the families have to pay fees for those trips or the child does not get to go.

Of course! Charity can help people get good with relation ship because it includes a lot of discussion. Charity can also help them develop what they might want to do because they interact with many people. This makes them give ideas in what they might want to become later in their life. Charity should be recomended by not manditory.

In my school we adopted a community for disabled youths and we contributted wehther it be finacial donation or raise funds through projects or we just volunteer our time .I believe it is essential for students to know that school is not about learning but also being concerned for other who are less fortunate .The thing is that the schools didnt and shoulnt impose it on the kids or parents ,it should be voluntary but it could be assimilated into their learning curriculum somehow

I believe that donations to charity and charitable activities should be purely voluntary and not imposed. If someone is not interested in charity or is not capable of donations i.e. does not have money enough to donate then regular programmes of donation can become a nuisance.

My eldest daughter is an officer for their school newspaper. And part of it (I guess) is to generate some money for their charity projects. One time she ask me if she could stay and hour late from school to do projects. At first it seem to me that schools are for studying and not a charitable institution. But I let her go and agreed with her pleadings. I didn't notice it until I got their school newspaper and see her in front page giving relief good to a flood victim in nearby province. Of course I knew it when she ask me if she could go. I ask her how she felt, and my answer was, "Dad, I just have learned that we are fortunate than these people". That day on, I knew that she had learned one of the most important lesson in life, "COMPASSION".

exactly... schools can teach charity and generosity in lot of ways not just dole out.. I hope teachers would realize that.

Hello neel, I am not against this scheme.Charity should be practiced,and school teaching their students to participate and get involved in such good humanitarian reason. But,it is not right to give any specific amount. That is why it called charity,charity is anything given from someone's will/willingness so,there is no specific amount,or not mandatory. My daughter's school is doing this charity for many years now,since my daughter entered this school(grade 11,now she's a graduating highschool student)but not in a kind of money. They raised money from scraps,empty bottles,canisters,used boxes,papers,anything can be sold to "junkshop",then,the money raised will be given to the charities. In this manner,they are helping the needy and also helping the nature from waste and trash. And the school is not only teaching their students about humanity but also nature preservation as well.

I think charity drive are a good thing, but they should be voluntary. forcing someone to participate in a charity is like forcing someone to follow a religion. How my children grow up and what they believe is my job, not the job of the "village". This "ant mentality" the liberals are puhing leads to socialism, and socialism leads to communism (we all saw how well that worked in the U.S.S.R.), and could eventually lead to facism (we saw how well that worked in Nazi Germany). We did drives for UNCF when I was in school, but it was voluntary. I participated, because I (at 9 years old) thought is was a good thing to help thosein need who had the desire to better themselves. I still do. So today, I personally pick the charities I give to, and the people I help. There, I said it. I'm a concervitave that cares for people and helps out. don't get used to it, because I just don't noise it about. I don't want or need the publicity that liberals crave for doing good. Besides, Jesus Christ Himself said that when you do good deeds, don't let your right hand know what your left hand is doing, so, in truth, I just commited a sin for telling you I do good for people. But, God is a good and caring god, and I think he'll forgive me..

yes, some schools do engage in such activities. and i must say it is not appreciated by many as in most cases it turns out to be a compulsion. school children are not mature enough to think in terms of charity and they only do it because their teacher asks so. no student wants to offend the teacher and therefore force their parents to shell out the charity amount. however some schools involve children in social work which is an appreciable work as it makes the students aware of their social responsibilities also.

It is always been that way here (Phils.) i guess a few bucks would not matter, as long as its for charity. If you remember the last typhoon hits, all my three kids were asked to bring groceries for typhoon victims, Nobody would come to school without their Bag of groceries, But i was fair to them, i asked each one of my kids "Why should we help those people? we dont know them, I dont care about them! ( just for the sake of discussion, but i did not mean it) they all answered fairly well, my youngest said - when the next typhoon hits us, we would also get help, My two daughter replied that we are blessed so we need to help who were not so lucky, After all discussion, they all agreed that i cut their allowance so we can add more groceries.

Oh yes, recently, in my daughter's school they were requested to bring old clothes and things we don't need already (extras). They sold these things in the school fair and the proceeds were donated to the flood victims. Actually, they do this yearly, when there is no calamity they donate the sales to a chosen charity institution. It is a nice way of teaching the children the value of giving or sharing. The school do this not on a compulsory basis.

hi,neelianoscet! charitable activities are very meaningful,I believe,but I think the school shouldn't impose it on students.after all ,it has no right to do so,turning charitable activities into compulsory tasks.I don't think this behavior lives up to the spirit of charity.donating should come from heart and be based on free will.as for some people's worrying about abuse of the money,it is should be taken into account.the school should open the usage of the money raised from students,instead of just raising money.in fact,I believe there are many things the school can do to improve the personality of students,and many ways.so if it insist raising money for something,I cannot help doubting their real motive... have a nice day!