I respect teachers, I help the pto, I donate time and money. And I vote for just about anything the school asks for. But I do get a little tired of the constant “outrage” the some teachers buy things for their job. Lot’s of people do that. I buy things for my job, and generally they cost more. Focusing on this is really a distraction from the real problems. Asking teachers to do so many things beyond just teaching. Like social worker, phycologist, nurse, cell phone police, fight referee… and all without the support they need from the administration, district, and state. Let’s focus the outrage on that. That will give thier unions the clout they need to negotiate better compensation.
It’s not ok for a company or the government to make you buy things to support their business. If you are buying things for work with your own money and you arent self employed you are being taken advantage of. That’s why this is a big deal. They are taking advantage of the love these teachers have to save some money. Not fair.
I get where you’re coming from but money is an immediate necessity so a teacher doesn’t have to use what little cash they have to enrich the educational experience of their students instead of having enough to eat for themselves. Low pay is what’s driving away so many good teachers from the profession in the first place.
I respect teachers, I help the pto, I donate time and money. And I vote for just about anything the school asks for. But I do get a little tired of the constant “outrage” the some teachers buy things for their job. Lot’s of people do that. I buy things for my job, and generally they cost more. Focusing on this is really a distraction from the real problems. Asking teachers to do so many things beyond just teaching. Like social worker, phycologist, nurse, cell phone police, fight referee… and all without the support they need from the administration, district, and state. Let’s focus the outrage on that. That will give thier unions the clout they need to negotiate better compensation.
As a teacher, fuck no. I am furious I have to spend my little cash on resources.
My retirement plan is to off myself, let’s be outraged that we can’t even afford to live despite working our whole life.
It’s not ok for a company or the government to make you buy things to support their business. If you are buying things for work with your own money and you arent self employed you are being taken advantage of. That’s why this is a big deal. They are taking advantage of the love these teachers have to save some money. Not fair.
I get where you’re coming from but money is an immediate necessity so a teacher doesn’t have to use what little cash they have to enrich the educational experience of their students instead of having enough to eat for themselves. Low pay is what’s driving away so many good teachers from the profession in the first place.