Recently we have all seen a huge crunch in the economy. Apparently we are “Officially” in a recession, which has caused stocks to yet again plummet for the bajillionth time this month. Due to the economic crisis, states have been forced to make dramatic cut backs financially; affecting all levels of state run programming, and most importantly, education. In California however, a calculus teacher from Rancho Bernardo High School named Tom Farber has taken matters into his own hands.

Farber, 47, has decided to make up the extra money he needs to print his materials for the year by selling advertising space on his tests and quizzes. That’s right, he is selling ad space on pages of his printouts in order to pay for the cost of copying everything he needs to actually teach his course.

HOW GENIUS IS THAT?!?! I must say, I am impressed with his ingenuity, and very surprised nobody else had taken advantage of this prior. There are some issues, however, with parents and other concerned citizens about having their children exposed to advertising in yet ANOTHER medium, and also are concerned about the “innocence” level of the ads being printed on the math materials.

I say go for it, and in fact, I have made a list of the top 10 advertisements I would imagine seeing on a test, quiz or homework assignment if I were to still be in High School this year.

This Test Brought To You By…

10. The National Man Boy Love Association “No means Yes.”

9. Citizens for Barack Obama “Vote for Change!”

8. National Aeronautics and Space Administration “We’re Still Doing Stuff.”

7. Citizens for John McCain “Vote for Change!”

6. Budweiser “The Reason Daddy Even Talked to Mommy”

5. Tampax “Get Used To It Honey.”

4. Rubinov Vodka “The Reason Mommy Doesn’t Remember Why She Woke Up Next To Daddy”

3. Good Time Charlie’s Gentleman’s Club “If You Ladies Fail…Give Us A Call”

2. Phillip Morris “Smoke.”

1. Trojan Condoms “You’re The One That Got Away.”