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Teacher Sells Ads On Tests
Tom Farber, a calculus teacher at Rancho Bernardo high school in San Diego, has come up with a unique way of covering district cuts to his supplies budget. He sells ads on his tests. "Tough times call for tough actions," Tom says. The price of an ad on a Mr. Farber Calc test is as follows: $10 for a quiz, $20 for a chapter test, and $30 for a semester final. Most of the ads are messages from parents but about a third of them come from local businesses. Principal Paul Robinson says reaction has been "mixed," but adds, "It's not like, 'This test is brought to you by McDonald's or Nike.'" I see his point. Being a local business whore is much better than being a multinational conglomerate whore.
I went to school, my parents ALREADY PAID. And they paid more, because I spent half of my schooling in a catholic school. I see no obligation for ME to pay for your kids. Public education has failed; let parents really decide how much an education is worth by making them bare the full cost. If people need help, I have no problem with low interest government education loans like we have for college (and I still am paying off).
Sorry, but civilization will not end because we stop funding public schools, or many of the other wasteful things our taxes fund.
How much will you pay in taxes, if Obama wins and you make $100k?
I dunno, they've been doing that for decades, and it's not exactly as if the modern classroom weren't already chock full of various forms of advertisement, subliminals, etc. Perhaps we should just have salesmen start administering tests, and instead of grading it, you get feedback on what you should buy, and then get told to get through school and get a job to buy it. Wait a second ...
"But seriously dude, what is that in the radiator?"