tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208142538381626414.post1205228572695034926..comments2023-06-02T09:11:54.767-04:00Comments on Columbia Talk: Silly BanColumbia Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15837022564514347836noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208142538381626414.post-75634857994648678152010-06-18T09:51:26.707-04:002010-06-18T09:51:26.707-04:00My 8 year old daughter absolutely LOVES these thin...My 8 year old daughter absolutely LOVES these things, she pretty much spends all her allowance on them, and has me searching them out on the web, trying to places to make custom designs for her so she can be the coolest kid on the playground next year haha… wish me luck! But at her school, they sell them in the school store, so they are being embraced instead of banned...silly bandzhttp://bandeez.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208142538381626414.post-71666938862691001842010-05-19T11:17:49.518-04:002010-05-19T11:17:49.518-04:00It seems this is a common occurrence, but I've...It seems this is a common occurrence, but I've also heard the reverse and that some teachers hand them out for elementary students for good grades and perhaps behavior.Silly Bandshttp://www.asseenontvproductsonline.com/Fun-Shapes-Rubber-Bandz_c_16.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208142538381626414.post-35400555654715240792010-05-19T09:20:20.534-04:002010-05-19T09:20:20.534-04:00They are banned at Northfield Elementary School, t...They are banned at Northfield Elementary School, too. Only there, the teachers destroy them on sight by cutting them in half.<br /><br />To me, this speaks far more to what happens when you give someone (usually a principal) unbridled authority in a small sphere.<br /><br />They end up creating petty little rules which only serve to make them look like fascists.<br /><br />Haven't the local principals learned anything from recent events?<br /><br />-DH<br /><br /><br />p.s. Oh, and (ahem,) "<a href="http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/11/14/school-principal-bans-meep-threatens-police-action-for-use/" rel="nofollow">Meep</a>."David Hobbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13303290880581288834noreply@blogger.com