A college teacher needs help - alergic to chalk.?

Question

I have been teaching in a private college and alergic to chalk.
I just remember I had seen an American professor used a chalk holder. It was like a mechanical pencil which you insert a chalk in the pencil and you push the botton on the other tip. The chalk will come off at your desire lenght.
I am looking for that kind of chalk holder with no luck. Does anyone have any idea if any lecturers use this kind? Or is there anyone alergic to chalk and how she/he overcome this problem. It's itchy.

Answer 1

Here's the link to Y! Shopping results for chalk holders: http://shopping.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=AoNZfv8TqucUdinL0X.I50sEgFoB;_ylu=X3oDMTBhNjRqazhxBHNlYwNzZWFyY2g-?p=chalk+holder&did=

Many of my teachers used these. I haven't seen a chalk holder in a long time because most classrooms have white boards & erasable markers.

Answer 2

Check out this site:

http://www.teachingstuff.com/browse.cfm/4,428.html

Until you can get the holder, try wearing a glove or rubber finger tips to protect your skin.

If using a chalk holder doesn't help, you are well within your rights to go to the human resources dept. of your college and explain the problem. They are required as an employer to make reasonable accomodations in cases like this. For example, they could install dry erase boards in the classrooms you use (a little expensive, but worth it - they're much nicer to use) or find some sort of portable board for you to carry to your classrooms.

You don't have to suffer because you are allergic to chalk. There are definitely alternatives. I'm sure your college will be more than happy to help you find a workable solution.

Good luck!

Answer 3

Do you do a search on the internet for chalk holders. I suppose they must be about somewhere. At a push you could always use some copper tubing - the kind that plumbers use. You'd have to saw it to the right length then insert the chalk into it. You'd have to push it up manually when it becomes worn down. Or, get some plastic tubing instead.

Get some moisturising cream for your itchy skin. 1% Hydrocortisone Ointment/Cream will help with the initial irritation, then protect your skin with the moisturiser.

Answer 4

hi, you can get online atthe following website:
www.pencity.com It is $ 14. 38. Also found on E bay as well for $5.99, there are different colors and these are te metal ones, just designed for teachers. They are nice. The following website for E bay is where you can go to search . It is the Ebay Express site, but I just put the whole website for you in case you needed it. Good luck.

http://search.ebayexpress.com/ps/items/chalk-holder_W0QQ_nkwZchalkQ20holderQQ_ipgZ90QQ_pgnZ2

Answer 5

you could wear gloves... college students should be mature enough not to tease... (he he)

I went to school with a girl who was allergic to some kind of metal.. she had to wear gloves to eat with any cutlery, playing clarinet, cooking... I remember because I used to sit next to her and she wore these white cloth gloves all the time.

maybe you could wear the disposable kind or invest in a cloth type... I know disposables come in funky colours now because I use them in the kitchen...

I hope you find something that works for you!

Best of luck

Answer 6

Get a white board and a marker.

Answer 7

try using dustless chalks.... I've also seen my teachers way back in highschool using that... but I don't know ehere they get that....

Answer 8

hard problem. do a search with yahoo or google. it might help!