Elementary School or Communist Regime?

There was a plethora of paper. There was a complete absence of paper. This is the tale of an educational institution which has seemed, to this blogger, blurred the lines of elementary school and communist regime. I'll tell you the story and you can make the decision.

In an elementary school far away (northwest chicago suburbs) the teachers could not seem to keep their printing levels to a reasonable minimum. It became so bad that by mid-April the school had run out of paper. No more paper, no more money in the budget to buy extra. Oh what to do, what to do? I'll tell you what the principal did. He bought a box of paper put it out and the teachers hoarded them in their classroom. So he bought another couple of boxes and kept them in his office and if teachers needed paper they would have to petition to him with how many sheets, what they would use them for and why they needed to print/copy something. And those who are in good graces with the dictat...er, principal would even be allowed a couple extra sheets every now and again.

So you make the decision. Is rationing out paper to teachers and giving them only what they need to properly educate - and in most cases, less than what they need - is more similar to a communist regime than a school? In either case, from a teachers persepctive, SCHOOL'S ALMOST OUT!!!!

Have a Great Summer!