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December 4, 2:10 PM

by Andrea Hermitt, Education Examiner

A suburban San Diego High School teacher is under fire because he sought sponsors in order to help raise money for

needed school supplies that the school could not pay for. On the bottom of his calculus tests was a sponsor byline.

Some think it is ingenious.

Others were appalled.

The teachers response… “put your money where your mouth is”. So now, at the bottom of Suzie’s test may be a good luck message, instead of a commercial advertisement as several parents have opted to underwrite the sponsorships.

So if you set aside the fact that the school should have had the money to take care of the necessary expenses considering how much money goes to schools each year…

Besides doing without, the only thing that would have made it more appropriate is if he was teaching business or finance class.

So the question is… “Are commercials on tests going too far?”

What do you think?

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The goal of special education

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December 4, 12:18 AM

I recently wrote about Special Education and my personal reservations against it in Special Education is 33 years old. Where has it gotten us. While I believe that alot more children than need it get end up labeled and in special... Read More
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Special Education is 33 years old. Where has it gotten us?

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Notes from a homeschooling mom: Why we started

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November 29, 1:15 PM

Probably more odd than a homeschooling mom writing about education in general is the fact that I have nothing against public education. In fact, I believe that some children thrive quite well in public schools, and many even excell. Still... Read More
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P.E. optional?

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November 28, 10:50 AM

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