Neat man...I give alot of money out too.
Why??
1.These days..their grades keep me employed.

2. I figured if I was a mechanic I'd be buyin ga wrench now and then..So I spend money on incentives to do their best..Our fall scores were 2nd highest in the school..1st highest in my grade level..

3. Thereare tons of pressure on teachers that NO KID is Left Behind..not even mentally handicapped children. I currently have 2 mentally handicaped children and one non English speaking Spanish boy..
I feel that teachers make good money and they should work their butts off...I don't mind working..

The worst part..principals lose points { The feds give or take away points to fund us} when we suspend kids..Therefore; there is very little discipline in the schools.
a. Kids can cuss out teachers in the elementary grades.
b. kids can hit teachers if they are in special education.
c. Kids can refuseto work

my class has been blessed so far..no real problems..and they love learning. I show videos of the previous years of bass fishing to the kids..Today, I wrote a paragraph on crappie fishing.They had to write fact or opinion after each statement..Example..Today is a great day to go speck fishing. Most of the Florida lakes contain specks.

It's good to hear ya got a great place to hunt..I'm jealous.