[HarleyD]

If you think students pay too much you should see how much teachers have to shell out of their own pockets.

[MacMattico]

I was a teacher. And most schools don't use their funds wisely, that's not the parent's fault. The average teacher in my district makes $80,000 a year plus. $40 an hour additional for bus or cafeteria duty. My daughters have never brought home a supply a teacher paid for. I taught HS Social Studies, and it could be done with notebooks, pens, and their books and still made interesting. Extras are nice but not in Obama economic times.

[tomkat]

Please pardon me while I refrain from breaking down in tears.