This Test Brought To You By...

A teacher who could no longer afford to print out the tests for his classes has taken to selling ads on his students' tests. The current pricing is $10 per quiz, $20 per test and $30 per final. Most of the ads are from parents and local businesses. What kind of a message would you put on your kid's test?

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I think the teacher is being very innovative. That is the American spirit ... you find a solution to get the job done even in the face of adversity. I agree that there is an underfunding problem, but that teacher is one smart person who is potentially teaching two lessons with that 'sponsered-by' quiz.
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Lack of funding? Not so much. Money going to the wrong places and people? Um, yeah. Look at what the Dallas (Texas) Independent School District is going through right now. DISD has metric craploads of money poured into it every year, and it has a 50% non-graduation rate. As someone else said, get rid of most of the bureacract and administration, and actually put the money where it will do some good (merit-based raises for teachers is a good start).
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Thanks for that, Scott-O. :)

ChrisM70, maybe you ar onto something. How about a volume discount, and at the bottom the copying company advertise on the test saying they were the one who printed it off?
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A school that can't afford to print tests?

What kind of a budget does this school have?
What is wrong with the parents if they won't pay to fund basic printed materials for schools?

The original story says that it costs him 3¢ per copy. The school can't work out a deal or find a place that would print them cheaper? Could they not get their own copying machine?

Our country's priorities are completely screwed up.

The last thing a teacher needs to do is spend time figuring out ways on how to keep his/her corporate sponsors happy, or how to bring in more revenue. They should spend their time TEACHING KIDS.

It would probably also help if the teachers got more help from the parents, too.
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So many cute things to choose from! I badly need a replacement for my old Hello Kitty wallet, so would LOVE to win the Hello Kitty Nerd w/ glasses Clutch! Thank you <3
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I would love the Hello Kitty Black Backpack with pink face and ears! That is one of the cutest backpacks there! I am bummed that there is not more Kerropi! Bring him back! He's my favorite and have items from him dating back to the late 80's-late 90's!!!! This is a great contest!
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What HK fan wouldn't love the "I Love Cooking - Blind Box" (oooooh, mysterious!)...
or if you're $winging for the fences on this swanky giveaway, I'd like to exert some surplus nerd power with the "Nerd w Glasses Crossbody Bag" (I'll wait until it's back in stock).

THANKS AGAIN and AGAIN!
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I wanted to say that I love your site and all the cool information on it! And......OK, so I'm 47 and I love Hello Kitty!! I would love to win the Quilted Bow Handbag PRETTY PLEASE!!!
Thank You
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