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12 hours/20 minutes to go

Today I did nothing school related. Well, except wonder if I've forgotten anything... everything should be where I left it on Sunday, patiently waiting for the students to come pooring in.

I had breakfast with my family today, including my younger brother. Also a teacher (in another district), he started last week. This is his first year as a public school teacher, having taught the past six in a private school. He spent most of the morning telling about the thousands of dollars he has to spend on school supplies and extra paid personal days. Plus, I believe there is even a staff bathroom right near his classroom! It's like teaching Nirvana. My mind is still reeling at the amount of money he gets for classroom supplies. With that kind of money I wouldn't have to beg for cast off furniture! I could buy a classroom library! Heck, if I did used books, I could even build one bigger than the school's library.I could buy a classroom set of Shakespeare Made Easy. I could buy a new computer... I could buy a LCD Projector. I could buy rolls of colored butcher paper with a dispenser cart! My mind boggles at the possibility.

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