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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Thank you for admitting that you misread my statement.

I must ask you, though, if you think I had an epiphany when you stated that I'm being taken advantage of? I know that; it comes with the territory. And I'm certainly not being taken advantage of by the children.

You reminded me of one of those talking head consultants when you mentioned improving education. They can talk all they want, but the bottom line is children don't wait. I'm not going to deprive them of robust classroom experiences NOW because of a lack of materials. That's not fair. A friend of mine who teaches in the Bronx was audited by the IRS because she wrote off classroom materials she purchased as "business expenses." That's not fair either. But you do what you gotta do.[/quote]

Since you are directing this to me, no, I did not think you had an epiphany about being taken advantage of. A lot of teachers are being taken advantage of and a lot of them participate in that system because of the reasons you give. That said, the epiphany I was hoping you would have, but didn't, is how your attitude and actions make the problem worse. You are not working in a vacuum. You are a responsible member of a profession and if you really care about the children, you should be working tirelessly on the public policies affecting education and, yes, being a catalyst for change. The epiphany I was hoping for is that you would see being a catalyst for change as your responsibility rather than adopting some defeatist notion that being taken advantage of comes with the territory. That is nonsense.

It's also a good idea to aspire to being a better teacher and a wiser person.

It is also incredibly insulting to assume I'm some kind of talking head consultant because I see my role as an educator as one that advocates for my field and challenges people, like yourself, who see some sort of moral superiority in eating macaroni and cheese to buy supplies for your classroom. Yes, I'm a life long educator, in a wide variety of challenging settings, like yours. Now, I teach teachers, and while I don't expect you to respect that for any particular reason, I say it because I am committed to graduating teachers who will be exactly the catalyst of change you choose not to be.

I will probably not post in this thread again, OP. I don't think we agree on much and I don't hear you as being at all open to another point of view. That's fine. I just answered this last post because you asked me a direct question. Good luck.[/quote]

Thanks for the lecture.  I didn't realize that my spending about $20 a month on classroom materials had such an adverse effect on education.  But because you say so, I'll stop.  We'll do without from now on.  They are low income children anyway; they are accustomed to deprivation.  You're welcome to come to my classroom to meet my kids and see the work that my assistant and I do every day.  Please let me know if you're interested and I'm sure we can set that up.  I'm a member of NAEYC and CDF, and I believe the work that I do makes a difference and effects positive change for my children.  I do aspire to be a better teacher and wiser person.  You've clearly reached those goals ahead of me.   [/quote]

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