The International fair was just filled with stress... stress... and more stress.
There was getting there early to set our booth. Staying late to clean up. There was also homework to make up and teamates to deal with.
It takes a lot of work to make one of those booths. A ton of research, glueing, taping, cutting, cooking, baking, movie editing.
Yet, in the end, no one ever learns anything. Kids pass by just looking for stamps. Teachers just say "Good Job!" and that's it. Frankly, it really isn't worthwhile. The work from classes you missed pile up. You get absolutely no recognition for ALL of that hardwork.
All of us could have dropped out. Then there would be no international fair at all. All of the work was purely by the students. We met with the teacher just to get information. All of the planning, working, getting together, was all planned by us. We were the ones who ultimately decided when our deadlines were. We planned how the booth would look like. We were the ones who decided the shifts. We planned and did everything.
If none of us did this, there would be no international fair. We could've all have dropped out last minute and nothing would happen to us.
I really wish we had some recognition or a party, or something.
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What do you want? Your name on a list posted around the school? I'm pretty certain there was an announcement at school thanking the students who participated. That seems like recognition to me.
You also might want to know that teachers didn't get anything special either. All they got for their trouble was a thank you as well. It's not like they all got together and had a party, at least not that I know of. I'm pretty sure they all had to deal with the same hassles of missing days of school, just like you.
I wish too there was some recognition beyond "Good Job!", but you did volunteer to do the fair didn't you? You don't volunteer for something for recognition or reward do you? That's not called being a volunteer, that's called having a job.
@GenericID
That's sooo true!
Our guest writer probably won't be coming back anytime soon. :D
I'll probably let he/she respond to the comments. (well, I dunno if he/she even wants too)
Well, I didn't even do the fair.. so I wouldn't know what it felt like.
But I'll defend my anonymous guest writer. I've seen my friends wake up at 3 or 4 AM just to make food for the fair.
I think they probably felt it was a waste of their time for them to do it and no one learn about their country. If you survey the kids that left, you would see that all they learned was "that country has good food"
I know I didn't learn anything...
(Oh and I removed my previous comment because I made a typo) :P
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okay doke. I defended my guest writer. Now for my real opinion
Now honestly, I couldn't agree more with the first poster. Sometimes, kids are just whiny brats who don't understand what it feels like to actually volunteer for something.
I've gone to help many of the school's events. Some even more stressful than this one. Usually, they never even thank me. I really don't mind. Yet, my friends whine SOOO much. Jeez, they don't understand how to volunteer.
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