Tomorrow marks Teacher Appreciation Day – a celebration that legislators and educators scoff about in unison for different reasons.
While the state of Oklahoma might not be doing much for the Ogle Madness XII champions, Harkins Theaters has stepped to the plate…kind of.
Via KOCO.com:
In honor of Teacher Appreciation Day on Tuesday, May 7, Harkins invites educators to see any movie for $5 and receive a free small popcorn with ticket purchase at all locations.
Films include all new releases and all film formats, according to Harkins. Educators must show a valid school ID with ticket purchase.
First of all, I must applaud Harkins Theater for doing anything at all for educators. They could have followed the lead of former Governor Mary Fallin – a physical representation of what Dolores Umbridge would look like in America – and said that, “Teachers want more. But it’s kind of like a teenager wanting a better car.” So, kudos to not being despicable.
That being said, $5 and a free small popcorn? On a Tuesday? In Bricktown? Are we trying to honor teacher or punish them?
If Harkins wanted to be a huge helper, they could have made this deal for the weekend, the whole week, or even just Friday when it could be more opportune for teachers to come. Instead, Harkins chose one of the unsexiest, more grueling days of the week to promote this deal. It would be like a bartender saying, “Hey, I know finals week is coming and many of you haven’t studied. If you come to my bar on Monday afternoon, I’ll take a few bucks off each pitcher and half a hotdog.”
Not sure Harkins (or anyone else wishing to participate) has much say in it?
“National Teacher Appreciation Day, also known as National Teacher Day, is observed on the Tuesday of the first full week in May. …”
https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-teacher-appreciation-day-tuesday-of-the-first-full-week-in-may/
There’s nothing stopping them from doing it another day except themselves.
Surely. They can do whatever, whenever they want. It just won’t be on National Teacher Appreciation Day.
A free small bag of popcorn?
Just enough of a salty snack to induce the purchase of a $6 small soda. Right?
How generous!
I’m sure them honoring National Teacher Appreciation Day has nothing to do with Tuesday being one of the traditionally slowest time for a movie theater. Nope, not at all.
This is why we people dont do nice things for each other. Could Harkins do more? Sure. (I hate when someone asks and answers their own question.) They are doing something good and they get a fistfull of crap from people who dont think they did enough. Try callling out the businesses who dont do anything or who didnt support teachers. Do anything other than hit back on businesses/people trying to do the right thing. This is like the time I gave money to a guy on the sidewalk and he complained that it was just pocket change.
+1
I don’t like it, but I’m in agreement with a lawyer.
A wise man once told me, “no good deed goes unpunished.” Or more likely these days, “no good deed goes without receiving bitching and moaning from the peanut gallery”. How many of the people complaining about this were going to provide something for teachers on their appreciation day? Yeah, I thought so. Just thoughts and prayers (after they pray for the oil field workers of course).
#OklahomaStandard
No, when someone offers something useless, or even just half-baked, unless they are a small child they should not get praise for having offered anything at all. A little thought ought to have the movie theatre to the conclusion that maybe this wasn’t a sensible offer because teachers are going to be working at their jobs during the day, so can’t see a movie then, and in the evening they’re not going to have time to drive down to Bricktown to catch a movie because they have to prepare for the next day’s work. Maybe Friday evening or Saturday would have been a better day to offer this. There was nothing wrong with the concept, but it needed more work before it was released.
*have led the movie theatre to the conclusion…