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June 03, 2008

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Jason

Kelly, I'm sorry. Did I offend you by accusing corporate America of sucking the education system dry?

SirBaconBelly

Had an English teacher in high school write a book of secondary content. Twas pushed on our eager minds as part of the English curriculum. I read a minimum and quickly concluded, it was a dud in the literary arena. Book went out of publication the next semester. The tax payers, albeit brief in it's limelight had to pick that one up also.

ChumpNot

I had my diploma mailed to me (at the school's expense). Was already out in the world working, commanding greenbacks and shunning unnecessary expenses. On the bright side, the student does learn their first real life lesson in capitalization.

Kelly

Jason, students purchase yearbooks every year because they are nice remembrances of high school. My high school yearbooks are better written and designed than my college yearbooks, plus I know more people in them, so they mean more than my college books! Plus, at least at my high school, the price of the books was largely subsidized by all the parents (and students wanting to appear popular) who bought ads for their kids or for themselves. Our books were $45 each year. Two of my friends were editors-in-chief of the yearbook and told me the books would have cost upwards of $100 if it weren't for the ads. So please check your opinion against the reality of the situation before bashing corporate America next time.

Wendi

That was $5.00 Per Person at Ruth Eckerd Hall. SHAME on them all !!!!!

Wendi

Please lets not forget the $%.00 per person to attend the Graduations at Ruth Eckerd Hall.

Maybe things will get better with Wilcox out of the picture.

Come on Folks, these are our Kids that "Made IT" , and in these hards times today, that really says alot !!!!!!!!!

Jason

Just more examples of the corporate raiding of Education. I am still amazed that underclassmen are shelling out big bucks for year books. Way back when... my friends and I only bought one during our senior year. Now kids are buying them every year. The yearbook publishers are making a fortune!

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