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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m just in tears, since I’m not currently getting paid, I do not have any extra funds. My coworkers are talking about buying legos for back to schooo night, wallets for their class cash, prizes for the treasure box. I can’t even afford a bookshelf to my books on! I don’t have decorations, posters, supply carts, organizers, clipboards….I don’t have anything and I don’t know what to do. I mean I always knew teachers had to spend some of their own money, but I never realized how much. It’s a low income school so we also have to make sure to have extra supplies on hand for the kids who do not bring anything. We also cannot ask parents to donate. I’m just so discouraged and have cried all day. [/quote]

If you cried all day about such a petty matter, are you really emotionally stable enough to be teaching in a low income school?  Seriously, you need to transfer to a school where the PTA has funds to help teachers decorate classes. Absent that,  have the children decorate the class with you.  Go into any real estate office, and they will have stacks of magazines that they will happily hand to you.   Cut out pictures of flowers, birds, skies -- most of which are included in the photos  You or the kids can pin them up or create paper chains out of colorful pictures from the magazines.   Use some ingenuity.  Instead of sobbing into those tissues, makes them into paper flowers.  [/quote]

Rude. Unnecessary.

OP, I am a 20 year veteran teacher and the pressure you are putting on yourself is not necessary. More important than stuff is going to be organization and systems for what you do have. No amount of stuff will create a safe and fun community for students.

Save your money because in many schools teachers end up having to buy their own copy paper. You WILL need that paper. As the year progresses you will have a much clearer view of what you need. Also, do not play teacher comparison. You will learn and grow. The first few years are the hardest! Good luck![/quote]

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