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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Because they know you’ll do it.

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No doubt, but it just makes my job harder when I stick to my guns and don't spend some money on basics out-of-pocket. No student scissors? Then I need to pre-cut things at home and my students lose out on fine motor practice. No glue? Then we can't have interactive notebooks or build paper creations. No crayons? Then my students are not engaged and invested in their creative projects. 
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Last year when I ran out of brown crayons in October, students begged all winter for brown for turkeys and gingerbread men, not to mention all year for for skin color crayons. My admin and district certainly couldn't have cared less. This year I've been giving friends and relatives money to help me shop the $.50 crayons at Walmart and multicultural crayons at Office Depot.[/quote]

Oh, I understand. I know it makes your lif more difficult. Still, regardless, the question was, “[b]But why am I expected to buy the things I need[/b] to practice my profession: crayons, scissors, glue, pencils, paper, kleenex, and the 1000 books I am told (and agree I need) in my classroom library?” The answer is, they know you will do it.

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