Generally, I am very satisfied with my children’s schools. I am particularly fond of the School my girls attend for its professional administration. No school is perfect and every school has problems, but my general impression is that the school runs a tight administrative ship.
That being said, I do have one gripe with the administration. Every year, when you have completed your tuition arrangement with the school, the parent receives an admission ticket. This ticket is to be presented by each child on the first day of school, to prove that tuition was paid or arranged. We of course received our welcome packet with our two tickets as soon as we finalized tuition several weeks ago. One ticket for Shenzi and one for Violet.
On Tuesday night, Violet came home from school and explained that she was advised that she must bring in her admission ticket the next day. Apparently, Violet forgot her ticket the first day.
Now, honestly, isn’t there a better way to confirm that parent’s paid or arranged tuition? Why should it involve the children at all? Doesn’t the school have an account receivable system that tracks who has and who has not paid or arranged tuition? What would the school have done if Violet forgot her ticket again? Sent her home? Sold her as a slave? Shouldn’t the school have called Rikki or me? Couldn’t they just check whether tuition was paid, and not involved Violet or us at all?
Am I missing something?
Thursday, September 04, 2008
The minimum for the Max
My family and I rarely eat out in restaurants, so you won’t see many posts on this topic. On Monday we did go out to eat to celebrate the beginning of the school year and the end of the summer.
We decided to try something new, so we went to Max’s in Baltimore. I was excited to go as I am a big fan of Max’s in Silver Spring. I like the atmosphere and the food at Max’s is Silver Spring. I particularly like the beeper system, where when you place your order you receive a beeper. When your entire order is ready, your beeper indicates that your food is ready and can be picked up. I like this as you don’t have to deal with, or tip a waiter, and you don’t have to worry about not knowing when your order is ready.
However, Max’s in Baltimore was a huge disappointment. This is not a stand-alone restaurant with an informal and entertaining ambience. It is a little corner in Amanda’s. The tables are cramped together, the menu is severely limited, and the general ambience is poor. AND THERE ARE NO BEEPERS. You just have to listen for them to call your number. I hate that. This is not what I expected based on my high regard for the original Max’s.
The only good thing I can say is that the food was good. Nothing spectacular, but good. Rikki and I had a Schwarma in a Pita. The Schwarma is better than the other Schwarma available in Baltimore, and the Schwarma building process is less stressful than the other Schwarma available in Baltimore.
The kids had kid’s meals, which consisted of French fries, a tiny cookie, and the choice of a hot dog, hamburger, or chicken nuggets. I of course tasted the kid’s food and it was also good.
In short, I was very disappointed.
We decided to try something new, so we went to Max’s in Baltimore. I was excited to go as I am a big fan of Max’s in Silver Spring. I like the atmosphere and the food at Max’s is Silver Spring. I particularly like the beeper system, where when you place your order you receive a beeper. When your entire order is ready, your beeper indicates that your food is ready and can be picked up. I like this as you don’t have to deal with, or tip a waiter, and you don’t have to worry about not knowing when your order is ready.
However, Max’s in Baltimore was a huge disappointment. This is not a stand-alone restaurant with an informal and entertaining ambience. It is a little corner in Amanda’s. The tables are cramped together, the menu is severely limited, and the general ambience is poor. AND THERE ARE NO BEEPERS. You just have to listen for them to call your number. I hate that. This is not what I expected based on my high regard for the original Max’s.
The only good thing I can say is that the food was good. Nothing spectacular, but good. Rikki and I had a Schwarma in a Pita. The Schwarma is better than the other Schwarma available in Baltimore, and the Schwarma building process is less stressful than the other Schwarma available in Baltimore.
The kids had kid’s meals, which consisted of French fries, a tiny cookie, and the choice of a hot dog, hamburger, or chicken nuggets. I of course tasted the kid’s food and it was also good.
In short, I was very disappointed.
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