Advertising in Schools?

**Roman Clone** · September 19, 2007, 07:56 PM

just wanted to get a few views on this. Should it be allowed? I think not especially because every day the office floods us with atleast a few of those "join the sports team no one joins!" flyers everyday, and a few times a year advertisers try to invite us into schemes. So.... Shoot guys.. Let me see your thoughts.

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**Dayman** · September 20, 2007, 08:12 PM

We used to have armed forces ads everywhere when I went to HS.

**Captain Blackadder** · September 21, 2007, 01:01 AM

No schools should be used for the purpose of teaching not advertising inane products.

**hellheaven1987** · September 21, 2007, 11:45 AM

Well, just ignore them.

**Roman Clone** · September 21, 2007, 01:44 PM

I do, I just wanted people's say about it.

**LoZz** · September 21, 2007, 06:53 PM

i am ok with jobs being advertised, infact i think it should be incoraged. but products i think not! for a high school sure but not younger kids, pester power is something parents get enough of.

**VALIS** · September 22, 2007, 02:29 PM

No, jesus, we shouldn't have corporations trying to stuff their products down childrens thoats (or into their heads in this case) what a terrible idea.

**Big War Bird** · September 23, 2007, 06:18 AM

No, jesus, we shouldn't have governments trying to stuff their products down childrens thoats (or into their heads in this case) what a terrible idea.

**iudas** · September 23, 2007, 06:31 AM

I've had advertising at school.
Including chips which cause cancer and (more recently discovered/suggested) Alzheimer.

**Primvs Sextvs Loverlord** · September 23, 2007, 06:39 AM

lol that's just insane! New low for advertisers, to be honest.

**Hookah Smoking Caterpiller** · September 23, 2007, 03:27 PM

no

**LSJ** · September 23, 2007, 04:39 PM

Advertisements should be allowed. No - enforced!

And those that buy products that have been advertised at school shall be penalized during final exams. For example, if water is advertised in any form, drinking it in public means you get 2 marks off. If the school advertises pants, all hot girls must refrain from wearing any.

**Roman Clone** · September 23, 2007, 04:44 PM

Originally Posted by DarkProphet

Advertisements should be allowed. No - enforced!

And those that buy products that have been advertised at school shall be penalized during final exams. For example, if water is advertised in any form, drinking it in public means you get 2 marks off. If the school advertises pants, all hot girls must refrain from wearing any.

Now thats a model school, but I have a feeling they are doing it because they want to sell their stuff more, so they just basically just block out all other products.

**Sidmen** · September 30, 2007, 03:02 AM

I'm fine with advertizing school-stuff.. Like sports teams and such... But Schools should never recieve money for puting up advertisements. That immediately makes the school a supporter of the product, and schools should never support one product over another.

**Bokks** · October 02, 2007, 01:33 PM

Originally Posted by Sidmen

I'm fine with advertizing school-stuff.. Like sports teams and such... But Schools should never recieve money for puting up advertisements. That immediately makes the school a supporter of the product, and schools should never support one product over another.

...that's kind of the point. If the companies wouldn't pay the schools, then who would they pay? Free advertising just isn't possible, or very economical.
Besides, a lot of public schools need more funding anyway, and you just don't turn over the revenue from a brownie bake like you used to.

Now, it would be cooler to limit what school could have as advertisements. Like, supporting local family owned small-time companies, especially any owned by a students family. Then it would be doubly productive!

And kinda cool!
Advertising as a whole, though? That's a good thing for every one involved, as long as the ads are kept in hallways and maybe the school paper. Classrooms though? Nope, that's academic area, foremost and only!

**Roman Clone** · October 02, 2007, 01:43 PM

Good point, But I think that companies shouldn't hurt us where we are supposed to be safe.

**Bokks** · October 03, 2007, 10:42 AM

Originally Posted by Roman Clone

Good point, But I think that companies shouldn't hurt us where we are supposed to be safe.

Ah, but are they truly hurting us? Many people, and when I say many, I mean most, and when I say most I mean virtually all, say that the suggestitivity of children make them uber-susceptible. But you know what? Children are no more susceptible than adults. If they don't want something, they won't get it. Generally speaking a person won't be pulled into something unless they weren't predisposed to that product in the first place, in which case they'd use it anyway.
Of course I am the person who refuses to believe people are as stupid as everyone says they are. I've been bitten in the butt on that one before, I could be in this one too...