and I have just found out that the school has rejected my request to purchase these books
WTF? How are you supposed to teach them?
Seems like everyone's got a tale to tell.
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DavidS - Oct 17, 2008 9:24:59 am PDT #5122 of 10001
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tommyrot - Oct 17, 2008 9:25:18 am PDT #5123 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I also asked my bosses - one said he thinks he has a few of those books, and if he doesn't he'll give a donation.
So, Paypal or check?
Barb - Oct 17, 2008 9:26:53 am PDT #5124 of 10001
“Not dead yet!”
WTF? How are you supposed to teach them?
Stone tablets, I'm guessing.
Our district rejected the middle school band director's request to buy new sheet music. Using the textbook funds that are supposed to be allocated to all classes. But band's an elective. So we get to pay an extra 150.00 for the kids to be able to have music.
tommyrot - Oct 17, 2008 9:28:49 am PDT #5125 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
In my HS band we just photocopied most of our sheet music (especially the little sheets for marching and pep band). But I suspect this might be a more risky option these days....
Kathy A - Oct 17, 2008 9:34:32 am PDT #5126 of 10001
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juliana - Oct 17, 2008 9:35:23 am PDT #5127 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Kat, my mom is a former English teacher & works at a used bookstore now. I've put her on the case.
Barb - Oct 17, 2008 9:35:23 am PDT #5128 of 10001
“Not dead yet!”
Oh yeah, we used to do the same thing-- the school would buy one set of sheet music with X number of parts and if we needed extra copies, we'd just Xerox. But to deny new music period? Just blows my mind. I mean, my junior high and high school were basically middle class and we still managed to get new music every year. My kids' schools are in a solidly upper middle class district and we spend more than my mother ever did just on "basics."
tommyrot - Oct 17, 2008 9:39:34 am PDT #5129 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
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tommyrot - Oct 17, 2008 9:42:23 am PDT #5130 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Oh yeah, we used to do the same thing-- the school would buy one set of sheet music with X number of parts and if we needed extra copies, we'd just Xerox.
Yeah. I hated when we only had music for E Flat French horns, when all of us played French horns in F. I hated having to transcribe in my head as I played.
Barb - Oct 17, 2008 9:47:00 am PDT #5131 of 10001
“Not dead yet!”
Yeah. I hated when we only had music for E Flat French horns, when all of us played French horns in F. I hated having to transcribe in my head as I played.
ACK! Me too!! That was such a PITA.