Teacher Pays for Photocopying by Placing Ads in Tests
Thanks to Mars for sending this story my way. I guess as states all across the union make insane cuts to all kinds of services, we're going to see more surreal examples of the sometimes sleazy techniques used by the people who still have to teach, drive buses, or otherwise provide the services in order to keep the rusty old machine clunking along.
One thought that occurs to me... I wonder if this teacher, Tom Farber, concocted this scheme in part because he knew it would draw media attention to the dearth of funding for teaching supplies. You could easily organize a massive letter-writing campaign and not pick up as much coverage as this will get. We're coming into a time where media jiujitsu is the skill that's in demand. It's hard to teach, can be used for nasty purposes as well as nice ones, and you never know who's going to emerge as a talent in that field.
One thought that occurs to me... I wonder if this teacher, Tom Farber, concocted this scheme in part because he knew it would draw media attention to the dearth of funding for teaching supplies. You could easily organize a massive letter-writing campaign and not pick up as much coverage as this will get. We're coming into a time where media jiujitsu is the skill that's in demand. It's hard to teach, can be used for nasty purposes as well as nice ones, and you never know who's going to emerge as a talent in that field.