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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I look at it as reimbursing the teacher for things they buy out of pocket for the classroom vs thanking the help.[/quote]

I don’t.  If they feel they should be reimbursed then they should set up an itemized list and specify what they spent on classroom supplies and leave options for direct reimbursements. Or submit their expenses to their boss to get reimbursement. If there isn’t money in the budget, stop buying it! Kids will learn just the same.  Classrooms function (better even) all over the world with way fewer supplies and way less money spent.[/quote]

Yeah, those kids don’t need pencils or tissues! Those teachers should just have the kids write in the dirt outside and wipe their snotty noses with their sleeves. [/quote]

It isn’t the teachers’ responsibility to buy these supplies. So they should stop (both buying them and complaining about it) If they refused to buy the essentials, I guarantee the districts would buy them. [/quote]

You would be wrong. I tried that once. I refused to purchase pencils, paper, tissues, hand sanitizer, and sanitizing wipes. I refused to purchase my own copy paper because I thought it was ridiculous I only got 10 reams a semester from the school. We weren’t allowed to ask parents to contribute at this title 1 school, so the expectation was that teachers would take care of their own classrooms. Since I was paying over $500 a year to do so, I decided to put my foot down.

Admin won. I went weeks without supplies I needed, and my students ended up running to the bathroom each time they needed to do something as simple as blow their nose. So I folded and kept buying supplies.

And yes: title 1 schools get additional funding. That money doesn’t necessarily benefit the teachers or students, I’ve learned.

I no longer work at that school.[/quote]

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