Good lord, how ridiculous. If the US is being all super test focused it seems like we should at least pony up for the paper and the printing of them.
Oh, look at the pretties!
Kaylee ,'Shindig'
Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Calli - Dec 08, 2012 2:24:27 pm PST #3653 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
-t - Dec 08, 2012 2:33:19 pm PST #3654 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That's terrible management practice, if we want to be running schools like a business. Which I don't, but that seems to be the model people want to use to justify shit like that. Argh.
le nubian - Dec 08, 2012 3:47:33 pm PST #3655 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Kat,
check shoplet.com for prices on recycled toner. I have been pretty happy with their prices. If you get other teachers to pitch in, you might be able to get a good educational rate. Staples may also be a good resource if you are shopping locally.
Typo Boy - Dec 08, 2012 3:49:36 pm PST #3656 of 30001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Also Amazon has good prices on compatible toners. $18 for a toner for by hp 1320 which HP wants $110 for and local shops seel compatibles for $75 bucks. Which doesn't change how fucking awful it is that they make you buy your own toner and paper.
Jessica - Dec 08, 2012 3:56:45 pm PST #3657 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
At work, they will no longer support printers in classrooms. So if you want toner, you have to buy it yourself.
Last year all of my Donors Choose money went to printer toner for Dylan's school. This year printer paper (2 reams) was on the kindergarten supplies list. It's a fucking travesty the way schools are being squeezed.
-t - Dec 08, 2012 3:58:06 pm PST #3658 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
candy cane green tea
I am having a cup of that right now!
le nubian - Dec 08, 2012 4:03:46 pm PST #3659 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
It's a fucking travesty the way schools are being squeezed.
Seriously.
Consuela - Dec 08, 2012 4:10:30 pm PST #3660 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
It's a fucking travesty the way schools are being squeezed.
So ridiculous!
Well, I am not going to sing hosannas until I crawl into bed, but I spent five hours with my folks today and there were no meltdowns. We got a couple of cranky comments, which Dad & I ignored, and some anxiety about her access to her medications, but that was about it. She complains about the food and yet ate her whole BLT and most of her sweet-potato fries.
If I can get to 9 PM without a phone call from Dad saying "Your mother would like to speak with you," I will be a very happy daughter.
Fingers crossed, people. Tomorrow may suck, but today is a sign that improvement is possible.
Liese S. - Dec 08, 2012 4:14:47 pm PST #3661 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
I am having a cup of that right now!
So good!
Tomorrow may suck, but today is a sign that improvement is possible.
That's awesome. One day at a time.
-t - Dec 08, 2012 4:14:53 pm PST #3662 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That does sound like a (relatively) good day. More and better to come, I hope!