Teachers: Tell Scholastic That Book Clubs Are For Books
If you are not a teacher, please click hereto tell Scholastic to return to selling books – and only books – through their in-school book clubs or click here to let other teachers know about the petition below.
Lip gloss, video games, jewelry, remote control cars, key chains. Are you troubled that Scholastic is marketing so many products that aren’t books in the Book Club flyers you hand out to students? Then join teachers all over the country in urging Scholastic to “Put the Book Back in Book Club” by signing the petition below.
Scholastic's book clubs help teachers build classroom libraries and can offer children the opportunity to purchase quality, inexpensive books. Yet a review of Scholastic’s 2008 elementary and middle school book club flyers found that one-third of the items for sale are either not books or are books packaged with other items such as jewelry and toys.
If you believe that teachers should not be enlisted as salespeople for toys, trinkets, and video games that aren’t educational, please sign the petition below.
0-25 of 1309 signatures
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Date
Name
Please enter your additional comments to Scholastic below.
1309
November 14, 2009
Tracey Bryant Stuckey
1308
November 01, 2009
Michael Cancienne
1307
October 27, 2009
Elizabeth Yount
1306
October 25, 2009
Melissa Culbertson
1305
October 23, 2009
Arlene Torok
1304
October 05, 2009
Erin Korthuis
1303
September 30, 2009
siobhan cafferty
1302
September 28, 2009
Melissa Land
1301
August 24, 2009
Angela Ng
I appreciate when the students are able to order real books for learning, not the trinkets. Thank you.
1300
August 23, 2009
Sara Thomas
1299
August 10, 2009
Debbie McCoy
Please help us get good books to our students without the distraction of games, movie synopsis books and other items.
1298
August 09, 2009
Andrew Price
Look me up. I actually place orders. :)
1297
August 06, 2009
Julie Norris
1296
June 28, 2009
Ellen Stansell, PhD
1295
June 27, 2009
M. RIVERA-ROGERS
1294
June 25, 2009
Janet Pfaff
Please go back to selling books.
1293
June 20, 2009
Megan Schulz
1292
June 20, 2009
Debbie Wharton
1291
June 18, 2009
1290
June 16, 2009
Linda Gottschalk
1289
June 14, 2009
Gerarda Jimenez
1288
June 10, 2009
Joy DiPaola
More books in Spanish (and other languages)! Less Hannah Montana! Let's give these kids some real literature, too, not just all commercialized stuff.
1287
June 10, 2009
Winnie Porter
In California we have a huge percentage of Spanish speaking students, yet when we ask for books in Spanish, you send us few choices. Often times the choices are not good literature and we teachers cannot promote their sale. Please start offering rich choices in Spanish literature in your book fairs as we know you have these books.
1286
June 09, 2009
Carol Santo
I am also distressed that the books of higher educational value are sold in groups instead of being sold alone. Selling in groups makes the price higher and parents on limited budgets usually bypass the higher priced items... even if they do get more than one book in the set. I have a class full of economically disadvantaged students. Their parents want to allow their children to pick from the flier, but they limit their choice to one book. It ultimately becomes the $3 Spongbob book instead of the Set of three Eric Carle books for $10.
1285
June 09, 2009
katherine conway
This is the first year I can remember that I have not placed book orders with you. I was so discouraged by the titles you present and the children were only ordering "cartoon-style" books. Would you ever consider an option where those books are not included? I was also upset about the bonus point system. I used to be able to get so many classroom library books with those points and now it is hardly worth going through the hassle of ordering the books when the perks are so stingy. I am so disappointed with your company.