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Originally posted by b67:
Ok, I was going to stay out of this but I have to respond. Teachers have been sacrificing our buts off! I know for years I have spent well over $1000 out of my own pocket for supplies for my classroom for my students for activities we do in the room or just basic things we need on a day to day basis. This last year there was no money coming from the state for us to use for classroom so that $1000 quickly turned in double that amount-how many of you can say that you would spend that much out your own pocket for your job and not expect to be repaid! But I am repaid by my students everyday by their learning and their smiles when I continue to do activities that I usually do which I would have to cutout if I depended on money from the state. So the next time you tell your child's teacher to sacrifice her pay stop and think that she may just have to cut out something she had planned to teach your child that day because she couldn't afford to buy what she needed to teach the lesson for that day.
i have two kids in school
because of that i know a lot of teachers i would LOVE to see have their salary doubled.
good teachers aren't paied enough.
i also know a lot of teacher i'd like to see tossed out on their rear before they even have tiem to get to the class room.
poor teachers are paied to much.
we acctually had one of my sons teachers pause i nthe middle of a parent teacher conference so she could take a cell phone call from her son about what was for dinner, and during the conference she acctually said the acctual words ' i don't even know why i took this job. i was burnt out at my last school, i guess i just thought it'd be better here, but it's just the same thing all over again.'