Sometimes when I'm on the subway I see these little kids holding up a piece of paper and some candy bars. They have this whole speech down pat that they are supposed to read to strangers in an attempt to get them to purchase a $5 snickers bar.
The reasons are always for their schools and communities but you have to wonder... aren't there other ways to raise money besides having these 9 year old kids begging for money on the street. What exactly does that teach them? They are ignored by 98% of the people who see them and the other 2% just feel bad and therefore give them the money and have them keep the candy bars.
It seems as though the practice is making them sell themselves rather than just work for what they deserve.
Also, it is not the responsibility of a 9 year old to raise money for his/her public school. Kids should be enjoying their childhood rather than spending it trying to raise money for "how to kill a mockingbird"
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