Xatal

Due to extreme cuts in California’s budget, schools are not being given as much money as normal, and so teachers can’t afford to buy all of the paper they need for tests, handouts, and so forth. In order to raise money to afford to print out papers, one teacher has a creative solution: sell advertising space.

According to USA Today, a high school teacher in San Diego has begun selling advertising space on his paper to help meet the costs of supplies.

Could advertisements appear on school assignments soon?

On the one hand, this seems a bit clever — an easy way to make additional money that’s only being spent towards learning materials, not to personal profit. A lot of the messages are from parents, others are ads from business with an inspirational flavor to them. Most high school students

However, this could definitely set a precedent for advertisements on paper — will other teachers begin to do this too? Will tests become a new advertising medium for businesses? Obviously, nobody wants that to happen.

What’s your take on this? Was the San Diego teacher using a reasonable method to handling the cost of materials, or should he have changed his teaching plan and/or spent his own money?

 Loading ...

If you have any comments as well, I’m very interested!