Y'all weren't allowed to go door to door? My dad took mine to his work too and my best friend and i used to go door to door in our neighborhoods and we would go to the nice neighborhoods lol. I won the grand prize once and got to go in one of those money machines where it blows all around and i got to keep anything i caught
Yeah it was weird. Honestly I think it was a response to something happening in previous years 😕. Because I do recall older siblings being able to do that.
I don't think we should teach kids that it's okay to be dishonest, but I genuinely didn't see Ava's idea as dishonest. I actually struggled to see what Barbara was so upset about the first time I watched it. It's a basic business model- Ava called it their commission, and that's exactly what it was. The kids weren't doing it on the sly and lying about their earnings... they were literally instructed to do this by their principal. If the customers were okay with paying $2 per candy bar then they're not getting cheated. They knew and agreed to the price in advance. I guess you could say it's deceptive because they think the money is going toward the school. But it still is, just not 100% of it. And no school fundraiser has 100% of the sales going to the school. In the fundraisers you talked about, the third-party company that hosted it would have taken a percentage, and no one considers that a scam or false advertising. It's just the way business works. I think there could be a few changes to make Ava's approach a bit more above board- 1) Instructing all the students in the same way, so you don't have situations like in the episode, where someone is offered a candy bar for two different prices. 2) Making the "commission" a little less (100% is pretty high), and 3) Framing the fundraiser as benefiting the school and individual students, or something like that, so people better understand what they're supporting. But honestly, I think running the fundraiser this way would be better for the kids all around. It's teaching them valuable lessons about how businesses operate, and teaching/reinforcing the connection between how hard they work and the benefits they get from it. It incentivizes them (like the prizes you remember) to earn more money for the school. And, as Ava pointed out, it gives them a chance to actively work to better their own circumstances. Thank you for coming to my TED talk! 🤪 I didn't mean for this comment to turn into a novel!
Haha I love the thoughtful comments. I agree with all of your points. I know we poked fun at the concept in our discussion, but reflecting on it, I think it’s a good exercise to really teach great lessons with young students. The changes you mentioned would be great tweaks to really get the most out of the activity. And take home some valuable, transferable skills. Love it.
Greg's faces to the camera will always be hilarious 😂😂
Yesss! Couldnt wait for this one. This is probably my fave episode this season. Sooo good and so many amazing one liners.
rightt?!?? such an iconic episode 🤌❤️
I remember those candy drives either peanut M&Ms in the box or katydids in the can....even krispy kreme donuts lol
I hated selling chocolate for my school😑 Cuz I couldn't help but eat them and pay with my money but mostly my ahnt would pay so i can eat one 😂😂
Y'all weren't allowed to go door to door? My dad took mine to his work too and my best friend and i used to go door to door in our neighborhoods and we would go to the nice neighborhoods lol. I won the grand prize once and got to go in one of those money machines where it blows all around and i got to keep anything i caught
Yeah it was weird. Honestly I think it was a response to something happening in previous years 😕. Because I do recall older siblings being able to do that.
@@PhilipManzano oh yeah that makes sense. And now I would get it too.. Can't let kids do stuff like that anymore unfortunately
6:39-6:44 😂😂😂
I don't think we should teach kids that it's okay to be dishonest, but I genuinely didn't see Ava's idea as dishonest. I actually struggled to see what Barbara was so upset about the first time I watched it. It's a basic business model- Ava called it their commission, and that's exactly what it was. The kids weren't doing it on the sly and lying about their earnings... they were literally instructed to do this by their principal. If the customers were okay with paying $2 per candy bar then they're not getting cheated. They knew and agreed to the price in advance. I guess you could say it's deceptive because they think the money is going toward the school. But it still is, just not 100% of it. And no school fundraiser has 100% of the sales going to the school. In the fundraisers you talked about, the third-party company that hosted it would have taken a percentage, and no one considers that a scam or false advertising. It's just the way business works.
I think there could be a few changes to make Ava's approach a bit more above board- 1) Instructing all the students in the same way, so you don't have situations like in the episode, where someone is offered a candy bar for two different prices. 2) Making the "commission" a little less (100% is pretty high), and 3) Framing the fundraiser as benefiting the school and individual students, or something like that, so people better understand what they're supporting.
But honestly, I think running the fundraiser this way would be better for the kids all around. It's teaching them valuable lessons about how businesses operate, and teaching/reinforcing the connection between how hard they work and the benefits they get from it. It incentivizes them (like the prizes you remember) to earn more money for the school. And, as Ava pointed out, it gives them a chance to actively work to better their own circumstances.
Thank you for coming to my TED talk! 🤪 I didn't mean for this comment to turn into a novel!
Haha I love the thoughtful comments.
I agree with all of your points. I know we poked fun at the concept in our discussion, but reflecting on it, I think it’s a good exercise to really teach great lessons with young students. The changes you mentioned would be great tweaks to really get the most out of the activity. And take home some valuable, transferable skills.
Love it.
you're telling me this cat believes in God?!? 😂😂🤌
😂😂