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May 28, 2008
I just posted this as a reply to another thread, but this
is something everyone involved with a student tour of any
kind should know!!!
Some teachers rake in THOUSANDS in stipends on a per head
basis
from these companies for their work putting the trip
together
(stipend is built into the trip cost)...I have no problem
with
someone earning a free trip and perhaps a small stipend
for their
time and efort. But, often these RATS are raking in
thousands of
dollars PLUS their trip is free. They could not take as
much and
negotiate a lower price for the families that often
struggle to
pay for them...THESE PEOPLE ARE THE LOWEST FORM OF LIFE.
I know these things because I worked in the student travel
business fro quite some time...I have seen stipends as
high as
$200.00 per head for a trip with 175 kids. YES....That rat
got a
$35,000 check while each of his students pa...See More
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On 5/28/08, Tom wrote:
> I just posted this as a reply to another thread, but this
> is something everyone involved with a student tour of any
> kind should know!!!
>
> Some teachers rake in THOUSANDS in stipends on a per head
> basis
> from these companies for their work putt...See More