Education Funding

That sounds so dry. I was reading ukiahcoachbrown.blogspot.com (A Passion for Teaching and Opinions) discuss the economic situation in California. One high school is being told to cur spending 85%. No, there isn't a missing decimal.

Last year, the teachers in our school had to buy our own paper. I learned to use every rebate possibility out there, imperative since I have trouble getting kids to write good notes and I taught without a book.

The notes the kids would take would look like 10, where I had written "If you have a triangle with legs 6 and 8 inches, what would the hypotenuse be? 6*6 + 8*8 = 36 + 64 = 100 square inches. The square root of that is 10 inches [all done with math symbols]" His notes are worthless within minutes. Where if I could get them to draw a picture (labeled) and show the math, the notes are helpful.

If the students do not take worthwhile notes, then I am forced to supplement this but doing the notes for them. (I find it interesting that I am watching the Dog Whisperer as I write this. Am I creating the problem? Or acerbating it?

We have been told we don't have to buy paper next year. I am afraid this means limited copying. So I am trying to find ways around this.

Any ideas?