{"id":2250,"date":"2008-12-16T08:47:22","date_gmt":"2008-12-16T13:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=2250"},"modified":"2020-12-06T14:45:58","modified_gmt":"2020-12-06T19:45:58","slug":"this-test-brought-to-you-by","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2008\/12\/16\/this-test-brought-to-you-by\/","title":{"rendered":"This Test Brought To You By…."},"content":{"rendered":"

Possible solution for the Fort Wayne Community Schools building needs? \u00c2\u00a0From CBSnews.com:<\/p>\n

Teacher Sells Advertising On Tests<\/strong>
\nEconomic Crisis Leaves School Systems With Huge Deficits, Teachers With Few Options<\/em><\/p>\n

America’s public schools are being sorely tested by the economic crisis, with states and cities across the nation cutting their education budgets. That’s forcing teachers to come up with unusual solutions, CBS News correspondent John Blackstone reports.<\/p>\n

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At a time when there seems to be advertising everywhere perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised it’s come to this: San Diego teacher Tom Farber is selling advertising on the bottom of math tests.<\/p>\n

The ads appear as lines of text – “Braces by Stephen P. Henry D.M.D.,” for example.<\/p>\n

[…] “I would have never have done this five years ago or ten years ago,” Farber says. “I wouldn’t even have thought of it because there was never a necessity.”<\/p>\n

[…] At $10 dollars for a quiz, $20 for a test, and $30 for a final exam, Farber’s ads don’t pay for much- just the cost of printing the tests.<\/p>\n

[…] So now Nydam is one of the 5,000 teachers signed up on a Web site called “Gold Star Registry.”<\/p>\n

It’s like a registry for wedding gifts. But here, here teachers can list the supplies they need and parents can make a donation.<\/p>\n

Tom Farber has sold already most of his test page ads right through finals. “Anybody who criticizes this I challenge them to open up their wallets,” he says.<\/p>\n

In a tough economy, teachers like Farber and Nydam are offering lessons in survival, as well.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

From the Gold Star Registry website:<\/p>\n

What Is Gold Star Registry?<\/strong><\/p>\n

FOR PARENTS – Download PDF
\nEnhance your child’s learning experience by contributing to your teacher’s registry.<\/p>\n

It’s fast and easy!<\/p>\n