tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post7157915876224103324..comments2024-03-26T07:07:14.304-07:00Comments on Teacher Tom: Experimenting In A Frictionless WorldTeacher Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14606781724784785338noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-77304532129994453612012-05-09T09:05:25.765-07:002012-05-09T09:05:25.765-07:00Anonymous, it's actually not free.
We pay tu...Anonymous, it's actually not free. <br /><br />We pay tuition, we work at the school once a week (or more when we substitute for each other), we fundraise, we buy and serve snack, we wash dishes, some of us serve on the board or extra committees for side projects. We coordinate field trips. We run out to the store before school starts to get supplies for the day's activities. We take home the laundry once a week and do it in our homes. We take home the food waste. We mediate conflicts, we wipe noses and tears, we change diapers, we put up with each other's quirks and moods. We bring OUR ingenuity and brilliance to the classroom...and then we clean the bathrooms. <br /><br />It's a cooperative. It's every bit as wonderful and frustrating and spiritual and loving as being part of a family. But it's not free.Floor Piehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06533240227865369012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-21484586557172120222012-05-09T07:00:31.074-07:002012-05-09T07:00:31.074-07:00Wow! That's ingenious! I have had to buy a mem...Wow! That's ingenious! I have had to buy a membership to the local Children's Museum to get this kind of activity -and you're doing it for free.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com