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66. It's not just supplies.

Thu May 21, 2015, 01:57 PM

May 2015

The last email from my kid's PTA listed the things they bought for the school this year with the money they'd raised. One of the items: history textbooks.

Aren't we supposed to be getting those from the state?

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What if a teacher just refused to buy classroom supplies with their own money? [View all] bluestateguy May 2015 OP

Then the students would have to do without. Vincardog May 2015 #1

Yep. Exactly. HERVEPA May 2015 #6

I think it depends on how good the support network is behind the teachers Major Nikon May 2015 #15

That describes schools in up-scale neighborhoods. JDPriestly May 2015 #17

That describes schools in the poorest districts Major Nikon May 2015 #48

In Los Angeles, we have students well below the middle-class budget. JDPriestly May 2015 #61

True, but that's also the case in most school districts Major Nikon May 2015 #64

I could not find recent information. My computer is too slow, doesn't mean it isn't available. JDPriestly May 2015 #65

Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2019 #69

see it like a mechanic who buys their own tools dembotoz May 2015 #2

Bad analogy. You only buy tools once. NYC_SKP May 2015 #4

And many are forced to.... daleanime May 2015 #14

And when he left..... diverdownjt May 2015 #18

And that in a nutshell is one of the things that need to be changed.... daleanime May 2015 #22

Not all tools last One_Life_To_Give May 2015 #47

Unions lobodons May 2015 #16

+1 daleanime May 2015 #23

Only one tool works for the job JonLP24 May 2015 #21

They don't HassleCat May 2015 #56

Or an office worker who has to buy his own office... LanternWaste May 2015 #59

the teacher wouldn't have the tools she needs Liberal_in_LA May 2015 #3

The teacher would modify the lessons to use less stuff. roody May 2015 #5

Yeh. who needs paper in school anyhow. HERVEPA May 2015 #7

I have a question. betsuni May 2015 #8

That is a question I would like to know also. In our small town the Salvation Army (who are the jwirr May 2015 #9

My friends students didn't get books in English class/ she had to photcopy stories for them... bettyellen May 2015 #10

Thanks. betsuni May 2015 #11

When I was teaching we were allowed to make three copies per student per semester... hunter May 2015 #19

Only 3 copies per student, terrible! nt betsuni May 2015 #29

That is what I saw as a teacher's aide too. Jamastiene May 2015 #34

Yet 700 page advertising magazines show up as junk mail at my house every month or so lostnfound May 2015 #37

You can unsubscribe to those... Agschmid May 2015 #44

Even if the school does have a copy machine, Jamastiene May 2015 #33

They had a machine, but she bought paper, also pens and pencils for kids, bettyellen May 2015 #51

In my high school, each desk had a book SoCalDem May 2015 #36

Why weren't the books returned? dumbcat May 2015 #50

Why weren't they replaced- leaving other kids severely neglected? bettyellen May 2015 #52

You answer my question dumbcat May 2015 #54

How would there be just one reason for some many students? bettyellen May 2015 #55

How would there be just one reason for so many schools? dumbcat May 2015 #57

They're actually severely underfunded, schools introduce the notion of inequality to students bettyellen May 2015 #60

I was a teacher for 10 years Yupster May 2015 #12

In my short stint in teaching high school and at my mother's primary school where she taught BrotherIvan May 2015 #24

When I was in school a hundred years or so ago ... betsuni May 2015 #28

Yes it is different now BrotherIvan May 2015 #31

I always wished the teachers were in charge of education. Jamastiene May 2015 #35

Most of the teachers I worked with did care BrotherIvan May 2015 #63

In each community and district it's going to be a bit different. LWolf May 2015 #42

Because they hired an administrator instead of buying supplies. One_Life_To_Give May 2015 #49

A niece who teaches art has to supply all the materials csziggy May 2015 #68

Many of us buy things to do our jobs. SheilaT May 2015 #13

Teachers do buy basics gollygee May 2015 #40

Only one company sells all the school books well the test books JonLP24 May 2015 #20

Classroom supplies? Contrary1 May 2015 #25

+1 progressoid May 2015 #30

Thank you a la izquierda May 2015 #39

Great ideas! bettyellen May 2015 #53

Save your receipts....take a tax deduction. CANDO May 2015 #26

educator tax deduction is only for $250/year nt msongs May 2015 #27

When my parents were teaching, they always had to bring in resources progressoid May 2015 #32

My daughter is a teacher in SD newfie11 May 2015 #38

Then teachers would send lists of needs home with the kids ileus May 2015 #41

My kids' teachers do the same gollygee May 2015 #45

Simple... tridim May 2015 #43

That's horrifying n/t gollygee May 2015 #46

Then when the kids start failing they'll blame the teacher. B Calm May 2015 #58

There are always what if questions about what teachers do Godhumor May 2015 #62

It's not just supplies. winter is coming May 2015 #66

Look up "work to rule" csziggy May 2015 #67