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I do know that when I would buy supplies and materials for my classroom my husband was often quite skeptical. I used to spend between $500 and $1000 a year so he had many opportunities to be skeptical over the years. He would often ask, "Why can't you put that in your classroom budget so that the school district would pay for it?" Hmmm, my classroom budget was usually $100 per year. Back in 1980 that could actually buy a few things, but in 2006 you could barely purchase anything with $100.
My husband probably thought that I was betting on a horse named Lakeshore Company.
I do know that when I would buy supplies and materials for my classroom my husband was often quite skeptical. I used to spend between $500 and $1000 a year so he had many opportunities to be skeptical over the years. He would often ask, "Why can't you put that in your classroom budget so that the school district would pay for it?" Hmmm, my classroom budget was usually $100 per year. Back in 1980 that could actually buy a few things, but in 2006 you could barely purchase anything with $100.
My husband probably thought that I was betting on a horse named Lakeshore Company.
Did you have the big garage sale after you retired? I've been to a few. Home schooling moms really grab that stuff quick.
Did you have the big garage sale after you retired? I've been to a few. Home schooling moms really grab that stuff quick.
I haven't gotten rid of a lot of stuff yet since I still use some with my grandkids. When I do, it will be freecycled and the homeschoolers will probably be very happy. I did give some to schools and teachers I knew would use the stuff when we moved.
I do know that when I would buy supplies and materials for my classroom my husband was often quite skeptical. I used to spend between $500 and $1000 a year so he had many opportunities to be skeptical over the years. He would often ask, "Why can't you put that in your classroom budget so that the school district would pay for it?" Hmmm, my classroom budget was usually $100 per year. Back in 1980 that could actually buy a few things, but in 2006 you could barely purchase anything with $100.
My husband probably thought that I was betting on a horse named Lakeshore Company.
Wow. Only $100 for the whole year? I've never had a classroom "budget" from the school, but still...I can't imagine only $100 a year for a class.
For what do you use that money? Do you have to use it for basic supplies? Our PTA reimburses $80, so I use that to buy a few extras. I try to not spend much more than that.
The 8 science teachers in my pod get to divide $1000 each semester. Yup, that's $250/teacher, including the 3 AP classes. This our money to buy lab equipment, etc. because we're not allowed to collect lab fees in order to avoid hurting students' feelings.
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The 8 science teachers in my pod get to divide $1000 each semester. Yup, that's $250/teacher, including the 3 AP classes. This our money to buy lab equipment, etc. because we're not allowed to collect lab fees in order to avoid hurting students' feelings.
But I bet you are expected to do all those "cool" labs to keep the kids engaged. By my last year I spent almost a grand out-of-pocket a year. It was nuts.
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For what do you use that money? Do you have to use it for basic supplies? Our PTA reimburses $80, so I use that to buy a few extras. I try to not spend much more than that.
We used it for lots of things that were not supplied by the school including extra copying when we went over the copy room budget. It will depend on the grade you teach and what the school actually has in terms of supplies. In the inner city school my friend taught at, we bought books at garage sales for her classroom library and for children to take home (most had NO books at home at all).
Teachers don't *have* to spend this money, but they do in order to teach better.
More than 15 million children in the United States live in households that can’t provide all the resources they need to succeed in school. Previous research has found teachers spend up to $1,000 each year on these items, a total of $1.3 billion.
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