My third-grader just came home from school with his promised reward for doing homework assigned by the superintendent over winter break. It's a sort of keychain that you wear around your neck, made out of strap material, like something a medal or an ID tag would hang from.
It's kind of attractive: black background decorated with a couple dozen flags of the world. On closer inspection one symbol appears twice: that of General Electric, the familiar cursive GE letters staking out prominent spots on both sides at about lapel position. I'm curious if this was standard issue district-wide. As corporate gifts sent home from school go, it's not bad�better than the movie promo flyers masquerading as bookmarks. Plus, as my son pointed out, he didn't even really finish the whole homework packet, so all in all, quite a deal. Chris Steller Nicollet Island-East Bank REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
