Education is expensive!?

Sometime during the week, yq brought home a notice from school informing us that there will be a graduation concert for the school. She told me excitedly that she'll be playing the part of 'the witch' in Snow White & the Seven Dwarf during the concert. Then she dropped the bomb..."teacher say must pay for the costume"...I looked through the consent form and there it was...$40!...to dress up a witch..wonder what fancy costume will that be?!!! Not wanting to dampen her enthusiasm and hopefully, give her some memorable moments from kindergarten to keep, I signed the form and gave yq the money.

I'm thinking to myself... education costs a bomb because basic education is expensive or extra cirriculum is pricey?! Or worse...is the school making money out of these little things....Hmm...Guess we can only pay & treat it as buying experiences for our children...*shrug*