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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I had a few administrators visit my classroom from my school and other schools this year. I used to teach 5th grade and was moved down to first this year. They wanted to know why my center activities weren't more "visually engaging." They said I should have laminated and colored activities for the students instead of black and white paper/pencil work. I said, "That sounds like a great idea. I don't happen to have the money for that." They were speechless. Maybe teachers need to speak up more about the unrealistic expectations placed on them. Little by little I have slowly made center activities this year but I cannot afford to have different center activities in color and laminated every week my first year in a grade. My colleague spends thousands each year making colored and laminated activities as well as printing books in color. That should be a choice, not an expectation. [/quote]

Oy.  I can't imagine being in the private sector and expected to pay for things like that yourself.  Our current system is insane. [/quote]

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