Submitted by Harry (not verified) on March 26, 2008 - 14:53.
WOW...I am sitting here reading posts from different people and at the same time I am picking my jaw up from the floor. I am not sure if I am naive to all of this or just lucky. I had NO IDEA that many teachers across the country suffer monetarily like this. As a matter of fact, it sickens me to even read this. How can school districts expect to give kids quality educations on measly budgets for all of you? I am blown away that this seems like the norm rather than the exception. I am a general music teacher and although I won't say how much I get per year in my budget, I will say that it is WAY more than many of the posts I read. Granted, I do spend some of my own money on things I need simply because I don't want to wait months for the paper trail to make its way through the district until I finally get my things. But in all sincerity, my heart goes out to all of you.
Out of pocket spending on supplies
Submitted by Harry (not verified) on March 26, 2008 - 14:53.
WOW...I am sitting here reading posts from different people and at the same time I am picking my jaw up from the floor. I am not sure if I am naive to all of this or just lucky. I had NO IDEA that many teachers across the country suffer monetarily like this. As a matter of fact, it sickens me to even read this. How can school districts expect to give kids quality educations on measly budgets for all of you? I am blown away that this seems like the norm rather than the exception. I am a general music teacher and although I won't say how much I get per year in my budget, I will say that it is WAY more than many of the posts I read. Granted, I do spend some of my own money on things I need simply because I don't want to wait months for the paper trail to make its way through the district until I finally get my things. But in all sincerity, my heart goes out to all of you.