[NEohioPAL]i pay your salary

Mon Feb 19 06:16:48 PST 2007

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"I pay your salary"....every high school drama teacher's favorite line!
I did have a father say that to me once. I told him that if he paid my =
salary he should know that I was hired to run the theatre department, =
and my job is to do what is best for the productions; flash photography =
is distracting to both the audience and the actors and therefore not =
best for the production.=20
I also told him that if he paid my salary, I could use a raise.=20
CP

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From: neohiopal-admin at lists.fredsternfeld.com on behalf of =
VanBrujah at aol.com
Sent: Sun 2/18/2007 10:35 PM
To: warnert70 at yahoo.com; neohiopal at lists.fredsternfeld.com
Subject: Re: [NEohioPAL]Food and Drink in the Auditorium

I see this problem in our high school productions all the time. My =
theory on it is this:
People have convinced themselves that the rules apply to everyone EXCEPT =
them.
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We also have a small group of parents who  - even though their children =
have been involved in community and high school theatre for years, and =
they know better - continue to sneak cameras into performances and shoot =
flash pictures during them, despite signs and an announcement telling =
them this is not permitted. Their new thing is to sit in the 5th or 6th =
row, dead center, where they think we won't be able to get to them and =
tell them to stop. We actually had to interrupt a performance 2 weeks =
ago and tell them to stop. One parent actually walked past me with a =
camera bag, and when I reminded her that she could not take pictures, =
she insisted that it was for after the show, and she didn't want to =
leave it in her car. Of course, as soon as the lights went down, out =
came her camera and the flashes began.
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So here's a good question for all you HS Drama folks out there - What do =
YOU do when this happens? How far do you press the issue with people who =
don't mind reminding you that "as a taxpayer, I pay your salary?"=20
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I'm curious to hear.
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<DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT size=3D4>I did have a father say that to me once. I =
told him that if he paid my salary he should know that I was hired to =
run the theatre department, and my job is to do what is best for the =
productions; flash photography is distracting to both the audience =
and the actors and therefore not best for the production. </FONT></DIV>=0A=
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I could use a raise. </FONT></DIV>=0A=
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<DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2><B>From:</B> =
neohiopal-admin at lists.fredsternfeld.com on behalf of =
VanBrujah at aol.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sun 2/18/2007 10:35 PM<BR><B>To:</B> =
warnert70 at yahoo.com; =
neohiopal at lists.fredsternfeld.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NEohioPAL]Food =
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<DIV>I see this problem in our high school productions all the =
time. My theory on it is this:</DIV>=0A=
<DIV><STRONG>People have convinced themselves that the rules apply to =
everyone EXCEPT them.</STRONG></DIV>=0A=
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<DIV>We also have a small group of parents who  - even though their =
children have been involved in community and high school theatre for =
years, and they know better - continue to sneak cameras into =
performances and shoot flash pictures during them, despite signs =
<STRONG>and</STRONG> an announcement telling them this is not =
permitted. Their new thing is to sit in the 5th or 6th row, dead =
center, where they think we won't be able to get to them and tell them =
to stop. We actually had to interrupt a performance 2 weeks ago and =
tell them to stop. One parent actually walked past me with a camera bag, =
and when I reminded her that she could not take pictures, she insisted =
that it was for <EM>after </EM>the show, and she didn't want to leave it =
in her car. Of course, as soon as the lights went down, out came her =
camera and the flashes began.</DIV>=0A=
<DIV> </DIV>=0A=
<DIV>So here's a good question for all you HS Drama folks out there - =
What do YOU do when this happens? How far do you press the issue with =
people who don't mind reminding you that "<EM>as a taxpayer, I pay your =
salary</EM>?" </DIV>=0A=
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<DIV>I'm curious to hear.</DIV>=0A=
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