I do understand this economy is rough on many of us, with school districts
not offering raises and positions being cut I would like to ask for a big
favor from many of you in the field. Just like many school districts do not
have money for supplies, many of our parents of your students do not have
the money either.

I have written a column on this previously on my blog, but I would like to
reemphasize this issue.

School projects should not cost an arm and a leg and there should be a
mandate that there should be projects that cost less than 5 dollars for
students with families who do not have much money. Families should not need
to do a James Cameron production for their book report or atom model
project.

Also, there should be a fiscal limit of how much a teacher can mandate in
how much can be spent for a school project on the parents. Unfunded
mandates are indeed a burden.

Extra credit assignments should not require having to visit the store to
build a thirty dollar contraption either. If educators have more empathy on
their students parents, then the relationship will greatly improve.
  
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