There are principals against rewarding students who sell fundraising items. I've been racking my brain to try to understand it and I think I finally do.
This came about by a discussion with a principal who did not want to reward students for hitting a certain sales goal on a product fundraiser. I was taken back until I figured it out.
It's about the action and not the result. It's like this and please chime in (leave a comment or catch up with me on twitter) for me if I am off base. Principals want to encourage a group, not an individual.
Makes sense to me. So, instead of taking the approach that the individual seller raising a lot, the approach is about the group doing what they can and not singling people out.
A principal's world view must be about the school in its entirety. A sum of parts that creates one whole. Encouraging individual efforts is just not in the agenda. Makes sense.
I think I get it now. Unfortunately, that's not a path to fewer or more profitable fundraisers but I'm just glad I get it.
Please chime in!
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