It's a standard grade of heating oil. If you live on the West Coast of the U.S. you have no idea what heating oil really is since we use electric or natural gas, but on the East Coast and in the Midwest it is still widely used.
I am a High School Science teacher. I'm certified for Chemistry and Physics and am working on a M.S. in Geosciences. I live and breathe science and science education. The problem is lack of funding for education at ALL levels. I am unable to do many labs not because of insurance, but because I can't afford to buy the reagents in the first place.
Due to budget cuts, I have 36-40 students in a lab classroom designed for 28. I have $200 per year to spend on consumables and to replace broken equipment.
Why do I have overcrowded classrooms and in essence no money?
Society does not want to pay for education. We elect politicians who do not think any further than their next election campaign and what will show results by then. No Child Left Behind (NCLB) is a perfect example. The authors think that by testing the students they will improve. BS! Those that improve are just taught how to take the test. Teaching to the test does not improve education, it only affects test scores.
Society needs to realize that to regain our dominance in all areas, not just science, we need to fund our schools. Increased funding will first of all arm our current teachers with the tools they need. It will also in the long run attract better people to teaching.
We need to realize that we will not see a substantive change for at least 5 years, and it may take 10 years to see that it works. This is longer than most politicians are in office.
While I agree with you on getting over the TV addiction. I find your comments on what schools are teaching to be highly offensive. I am a teacher. I teach my kids to be free thinkers. I only have their kids for an hour a day, they have them for several hours in the evening. If the parents of my students would turn off the TV and get their kids to read, or better yet if the parents would spend some time each evening that they have at home with their kids, checking on homework, interacting, etc., we might see a change in their attitude.
As for your money comment, I spend most of my "money grubbing" time, trying to get money to buy materials for my class, not for myself. I will be lucky to have $250 for all 150 of my students to buy chemicals and replace glassware in my Chemistry classes.
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It's a standard grade of heating oil. If you live on the West Coast of the U.S. you have no idea what heating oil really is since we use electric or natural gas, but on the East Coast and in the Midwest it is still widely used.
I am a High School Science teacher. I'm certified for Chemistry and Physics and am working on a M.S. in Geosciences. I live and breathe science and science education. The problem is lack of funding for education at ALL levels. I am unable to do many labs not because of insurance, but because I can't afford to buy the reagents in the first place.
Due to budget cuts, I have 36-40 students in a lab classroom designed for 28. I have $200 per year to spend on consumables and to replace broken equipment.
Why do I have overcrowded classrooms and in essence no money?
Society does not want to pay for education. We elect politicians who do not think any further than their next election campaign and what will show results by then. No Child Left Behind (NCLB) is a perfect example. The authors think that by testing the students they will improve. BS! Those that improve are just taught how to take the test. Teaching to the test does not improve education, it only affects test scores.
Society needs to realize that to regain our dominance in all areas, not just science, we need to fund our schools. Increased funding will first of all arm our current teachers with the tools they need. It will also in the long run attract better people to teaching.
We need to realize that we will not see a substantive change for at least 5 years, and it may take 10 years to see that it works. This is longer than most politicians are in office.
Now I'll step down from my soapbox.
While I agree with you on getting over the TV addiction. I find your comments on what schools are teaching to be highly offensive. I am a teacher. I teach my kids to be free thinkers. I only have their kids for an hour a day, they have them for several hours in the evening. If the parents of my students would turn off the TV and get their kids to read, or better yet if the parents would spend some time each evening that they have at home with their kids, checking on homework, interacting, etc., we might see a change in their attitude.
As for your money comment, I spend most of my "money grubbing" time, trying to get money to buy materials for my class, not for myself. I will be lucky to have $250 for all 150 of my students to buy chemicals and replace glassware in my Chemistry classes.