tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post4643082894538935233..comments2024-03-18T22:44:53.542-05:00Comments on Learn Me Good: No copies for old menMister Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00797744114515551901noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-79944964449458679172008-03-06T19:25:00.000-06:002008-03-06T19:25:00.000-06:00In my first school, we had a mimeograph machine. C...In my first school, we had a mimeograph machine. Can you say "mimeograph?" I thought you could.<BR/><BR/>Long ago, dear children, a person could get purple ink alllllll over themselves by creating a master copy and spinning spinning spinning it on a drum to produce myriad copies of activities that were as slick as a puppy's tongue and smelled like the inside of an icepack.<BR/><BR/>We were allowed ONE ream of paper for the entire year. We also walked uphill to school-- both ways. No, seriously, desktop publishing completely changed my life as a teacher. <BR/><BR/>But in my second school, I was the only person who could remove accordioned papers from the guts of our antiquated copy machine (which came complete with an abacus to keep track of the number of copies made), and so the copy lady became my minion and I ruled the school from behind the throne. Ah, those were heady days indeed."Ms. Cornelius"https://www.blogger.com/profile/16970201479637588558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-56721874755077838812008-03-05T20:12:00.000-06:002008-03-05T20:12:00.000-06:00well, copy lady has more hours logged than anyone ...well, copy lady has more hours logged than anyone else. It's like the same reason I can't fly a 747, but a pilot who has logged 2100 hours can. Wait, maybe that's not a good analogy...Mister Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00797744114515551901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-9506115256571797022008-03-05T20:03:00.000-06:002008-03-05T20:03:00.000-06:00Yes, that makes perfect sense. People with college...Yes, that makes perfect sense. People with college degrees do not have the proper qualifications to run a copy machine, although, I bet "copy lady" is fully licensed, bonded, and qualified for that job, right? Don't even get me started on the laminating machine. That, my friends, requires a Ph.D.Swirl Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06120744964582016056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-34155986784958653882008-03-05T15:09:00.000-06:002008-03-05T15:09:00.000-06:00Okay, so I'm prone to conspiracy theories but I se...Okay, so I'm prone to conspiracy theories but I see a system that seems to be hell bent on installing everyone involved with a sense of incompetency. I'm not qualified to teach my kids and you, why that's all you're qualified for. And since the photocopier is more valuable to the school then what you do, you cannot touch it! You will learn you are a powerless cog one photocopy at a time.<BR/><BR/>Or at least that's what my fillings are transmitting to me.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05895897568006441289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-24631221210018645322008-03-03T20:51:00.000-06:002008-03-03T20:51:00.000-06:00Frankly, I love it, I don't have time to stand in ...Frankly, I love it, I don't have time to stand in front of a copier.<BR/><BR/>BUT you have to be anal about planning and have everything planned at least two weeks in advance to do it well.<BR/><BR/>And they should let one of the other aids cover for her.kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17546741217171734579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-37631139157885483152008-03-02T08:12:00.000-06:002008-03-02T08:12:00.000-06:00Yep, we have been there and fought that battle. Wh...Yep, we have been there and fought that battle. When we had our "Copy Lady" she would take home a piece of the copier so that there was NO WAY anyone else could sneak in and use it if she wasn't there! <BR/><BR/>Now we have a limit of copies per month. If you run out, you have to beg other teachers for extra copies. I just can't see that happening at a large corporation.<BR/><BR/>Of course a limited number of copies is better than being given 2 reams of paper at the start of the school year and being told, "That's all you get"<BR/><BR/><BR/>Ahhh, for the days of the ditto machine, when you would make your copies and then be so high from the fumes that you didn't care about all of the politics of paper.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-48587567285429150982008-03-01T13:15:00.000-06:002008-03-01T13:15:00.000-06:00Ah yes, they've done that in the middle and high s...Ah yes, they've done that in the middle and high school in my district. Fortunately, I work districtwide, so I have access to the photocopiers in the elementary schools, otherwise I'd go nuts. Our photocopy lady is only there from 8 to 11 each day. <BR/><BR/>I believe the idea was to cut down on people making copies of things that are not school-related, and cut down on the number of times the repair person has to be called. Don't know if it's worked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-767018611334068612008-02-29T23:49:00.000-06:002008-02-29T23:49:00.000-06:00Are you kidding ? That's an insanely inefficient w...Are you kidding ? That's an insanely inefficient way to run a school. They have no contingency plan? <BR/>Way to treat you guys like professionals.Mrs. Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17730747441676219265noreply@blogger.com