Scotty,
I'm not complaining, just clarifying: I usually drop a couple of grand a
year on my students. This year, for instance, I've purchased 70 copies of
"To Kill A Mockingbird" I don't "have to" do it but I wanted each kid to
have his or her own copy. Some will treasure it, some will trash it. I've
purchased everything from mousetrap car kits to DVDs. My wife does it too. I
print my own handouts at home, on my paper with my ink; to the tune of many
thousands of copies per year.
I have about $500 sunk into the Mississippi trip, which is really about
teaching our kids about community service. Most teachers I know get their
supplies from a number of different sources, including their own wallets.
When my wife worked in Trenton, in the urban schools, she brought in
shopping bags full of food every week because the kids were hungry, real
hungry. They were eating all the science experiments.
Interesting thread. I agree with some of it. I took a major cut in pay to
teach but I've never been happier. I'd like to see more people teach after
spending a career in business and industry. I work with a whole building
full of folks like that.
There are a lot of folks here in asa who would make great teachers.
Scout

"Scotty" wrote in message
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Not here they don't.


"Capt. JG" wrote in message
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Actually, they do to a large extent. Many teachers spend their
own money on
supplies that the schools should, but don't supply.

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"Scotty" wrote in message
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"Capt. JG" wrote in message
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Yes, it will work. You have to give people a living wage
that's
somewhere
close to the value they contribute to society. Teachers
should
not have to
pay for their own supplies, for example.


They don't.