Leading the Wal-Mart Cheer

Give me a W...give me an A.....




In front, leading the Wal-Mart cheer is Taneka Robertson.

Wal-Mart donates money to teachers to spend on their class

Short Mountain School was visited by Steve Phillips, Taneka Robertson, and Walter Gaskill of the Rutherford Blvd Wal-Mart in Murfreesboro. Wal-mart gave each teacher a $100 gift card to spend toward their class and a $50 gift card to the Art & PE teacher. A total of $1100.00 was awarded. {source - Cannon Wire}

I'm glad that Wal-Mart sometimes decides to give a little money to local schools. It will take a slight load off of parents who are continually hit up for money. Fund raisers are a big thing around here. Just yesterday our local school delivered 360 dozen of Krispy Kreme donuts at $6 a pop to support something or the other for the school.

What struck me in this Wal-Mart give away was that the art and PE teachers only got half of what the others received.

I suppose creativity and physical fitness must not be prerequisites to being a good Wal-Mart shopper.

Wal-Mart is going with the flow. Google 'art, music and PE funding cuts in schools' and you'll see this is the trend all over the country. These 'unnecessary' subjects don't fit in with the federal mandate of "No Child Left Behind."

"Mommy, can we go to Wal-Mart?"

"Tomorrow dear, that's when they'll begin giving the flu vaccine at those 'everyday low prices.' Now eat your donuts and go to your room and play video games. I may even let you ride in one of the scooters there. Won't that be fun?"