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(68,644 posts)and can't even write the expenses off their taxes.
enlightenment
(8,830 posts)offer personal loans specifically to help them buy the supplies that the district won't? Ours does.
http://www.silverstatecu.com/personal-and-vehicle-loans/educational-employee-loans/classroom-supply-loan.aspx
NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)Of course, while a loan helps, it's still a travesty that schools often don't supply what was once taken for granted, like pencils and paper.
And, while parents are asked to provide these things for their children, if they don't somebody has to.
Teachers shouldn't have to shell out any personal funds for supplies.
Thanks for the suggestion!
enlightenment
(8,830 posts)It is a travesty - and it should be a national embarrassment.
I consider myself fortunate that my kid was in school before they had to supply their own toilet tissue and they only needed a half-page list of supplies. I don't know how parents afford it today - and I sure as hell don't understand why teachers' are expected to foot the bill that the districts ignore.
christx30
(6,241 posts)because my son (8 years old) was performing. During the meeting, the woman that did special education stood up and requested money for wipes. Apparently she takes care of kids that have accidents during the day. While requesting the money, she was in tears, and looked embarrassed that she had to ask for that. This is a woman that takes care of kids, and the district can't fork over anything for that.
The PTA granted the money. Also my wife and I went to Target and got a huge box of wipes.
NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)I'm still involved in education, no longer in the classroom, and I know how much it means to teachers that there are people like you and your wife who will step up.
christx30
(6,241 posts)like you in the classroom that care about the kids and aren't just in it for the (according to republicans) huge, lavish paycheck. It's not all Mercedes and yacht parties, ya know.
WinstonSmith4740
(3,056 posts)I'm at Cheyenne High...had no idea our credit union did this! Thanks!
enlightenment
(8,830 posts)But I know a lot of K-12 teachers. As much as I'd like for it not to be necessary, it is - so I'm glad I could share it.
And, by the way - thanks for your service. It takes special people to teach the young. Especially teenagers (and especially in our school district and state).
I salute you.
WinstonSmith4740
(3,056 posts)I push as many of my kids towards CSN as I can. My niece LOVED it there...she was lost at UNLV with the huge classes, etc. She had gone to high school up here in the Moapa Valley, so she had a serious case of culture shock. She ended up taking a year off and then went back to CSN for her Associate's. She would have never graduated from UNLV without that transition from CSN.
Yeah, the kids can be tough, but I've noticed a serious shift in the last couple of years. The incoming Freshmen last year and this year are really nice! Polite, holding doors open, saying "Good Morning" and (gasp!) smiling! A vast majority of the boys are even wearing their pants where they belong!! And I'm sure you've experienced this...the toughest kids are the ones who need us the most. Nothing like that "A-HA!" moment!
enlightenment
(8,830 posts)Watching the light go on and hearing the first, hesitant new questions that come from that 'ah ha' moment. That's what makes teaching fun.
Delighted your niece had a successful college experience; I'm not surprised that the transition worked better than the straight to uni experience. Large classes, small town student population, and almost complete autonomy (that doesn't always translate to almost complete responsibility) is a tough wake-up call, even for kids who come from the city and think they have it all sorted.
Have a great school year!
dsc
(52,155 posts)In the Constitution of MS the phrase a right to a free and public education appears and that has been defined to mean that a MS school child can't be expected to have to buy anything at all. It is all supplied by the school.
japple
(9,821 posts)to excuse our states from being last in everything.
Mississippi has often been spurned for being last-in-place for almost everything. I know that I have often given MS hell for not having adequate rest stops. Sure, the WELCOME CENTERS are great, but there is nothing in between--no rest stops, no restrooms, nothing. But if the school kids in MS don't have to supply notebook paper, composition books, hand sanitizer, kleenex, pencils, markers, erasers, paper towels, sanitary wipes, etc, etc, like they do in Georgia...well, I'll willingly pass through Mississippi without taking a pee break.
DamnYankeeInHouston
(1,365 posts)I was horrified when I moved to Houston from the northeast as saw poor kids were expected to pay for that part of their education. I have spent a fortune trying to help them.
Hoppy
(3,595 posts)rpannier
(24,329 posts)If I ever go back to America and decide to teach (again) I may try that
DamnYankeeInHouston
(1,365 posts)As a teacher, I could only write off $250. There's a special circle of hell for people who take money from teachers and give it to those who already have too much.
RandySF
(58,772 posts)RandySF
(58,772 posts)BrotherIvan
(9,126 posts)Her classroom received one pack of paper for the whole year and 3 boxes of pencils!
I know many parents who are literally drowning in the lists that are sent home of what is required. It's very expensive.
But we need more war toys so shaddap!