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- Megan Sukys
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- Location: Tacoma, Washington
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- "One School District's Unlikely Solution to Budget Woes...Crayfish"
- Summary: Like many public school systems, Oakland Unified School District was facing serious budget shortfalls when it devised a system to save more than 200,000 dollars - thanks in part to crayfish and maggots.
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Hints at Deeper Issue
Megan Sukys
Posted on July 15, 2009 at 05:40 PM
Although on the surface this story is about solving a budget problem, I also appreciated hearing the deeper tension that faces many teachers. Teach to the book or teach the true subject?
While the administrator is concerned that time spent raising money-saving crayfish takes away from book time, the teacher knows that real-life experiences are worth it.
The children's voices are fun and the production is tight.
I like this story because it leaves room for the listener to continue thinking.