If looks could kill...

[hazumuchan]

Mmmmmkay, long time lurker, first time poster

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[daiq]

Since i am in a job where we HAVE to buy our own stationary and supplies - it always amazes me to watch people bitch when they are given stuff!

[rainbowchicken]

Yeah, I hear that. I used to be a teacher. We were given approximately $50 at the end of the year with which to buy supplies for the next year. Paper was approximately $27/box. The math isn't that hard. I spent hundreds out of my own pocket every year for basic supplies: paper, colored pencils, construction paper, etc. At the last school, I didn't even have textbooks. If I wanted the kids to read something, *I* wrote it. In homeroom, there was a mandatory "drop everything and read" day. Because my students routinely came in with no books to read, I provided them, usually out of my own pocket because the public library was about as useless as the school library.

[daiq]

At least with being a high school teacher i am allowed to expect that my kids have their own books and pens and paper and stuff... I write my own classnotes cause the textbooks all suck ;)
But it is still all the out of pocket expenses like - well gold stars and stickers (yes even for hight school), costumes for my kids to go and perform, makeup for the school play...
Luckely a lot of this stuff is tax deductable - that doesnt stop it being an out of pocket expence of course!

[creemynougat]

I had a high school calc teacher that put stickers on test with scores over 90.
Stickers rock, even in high school. They'd rock in college, even.

[winddancing]

I loved getting stickers even in high school. Something about the teacher taking a couple extra seconds to brighten up the page makes you feel better =)

[hazumuchan]

I agree. Nice icon, BTW!

Katie

[gypsydaffodil]

Amen to that! One of my college math professors did that! She used to be an elementary school teacher, and asked us what kind of 'stuff' we liked on the typical first day o' class getting to know you card. Then she gave us stickers based on that! When I got an A on my first exam, I was so excited about the stickers I didn't pay attention to the grade!

[purpledice]

My mom has underlings at her job...she puts stickers on their evaluation things. They love it.

[habenero_hottie]

sounds like the teacher I had for calc in high school. then again, she was the only thing that made me learn calc and tolerate it.

[hazumuchan]

Okay, I SO have to ask: where in the HELL did you get your icon from? It scared the poop out of me when I first saw it!

Katie

[habenero_hottie]

Made it with a picture I found on http://www.supyo.com/home/crazypics/crazypics_1.htm .

[kestrelct]

I wish I still got stickers on my papers. They always made me happy in high school. Maybe I should start putting that on prof evaluations...

[hazumuchan]

Stickers are love!

Katie

[insolentgirl]

I LOVED stickers in high school. Especially the ones that said Good Job or A+! It was fun.

[spoticus21]

I'm going into elementary school teaching once I'm out of college and all I hear about is how little they are willing to give you for supplies. My professors are telling me to stock up now, when I have extra cash.