Oklahoma teacher panhandles to buy school supplies, make point about education funding

Breaks during the year are like what, 3 months?

$35000 / 9 = $3888

$3888 x 12 = $46,667

The media loves these stories.

Don't know why teachers complain though. Pretty fair trade, spend a few thousand of your salary but you get to sleep with as many students as you want. Seems like a win/win.

My wife is a retired teacher. She spent over $500-1000 out of her pocket for supplies, and to buy meals and stuff for kids in her class who didn't have them.

I am saying she isn't making $35k annually based on how much time she is working. That is all.

Actually the solution would be to raise teacher salary and the standards to teach. Quit making it a general studies degree and have it actually be in a subject field. Then pay teachers accordingly based on what type of degree they've obtained.

I'm so glad my wife is now teaching at a school where the parents give a shite

Now the $$$$ we have to spend on shite for her room will probably be cut in half

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but $3k? That's a bit ridiculous.

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The 2k that lady mentioned is probably more than likely true. It's possible based on the type of school she's at and her level of giving a shite about her students. If the school population is poor and she cares I can see it at that much

$100-$150/kid on supplies (assuming a 20 kid class). That's a lot of crayolas, #2 pencils, and wide ruled paper. And that's assuming all 20 kids need supplies.

I bet the parents of the kids she teaches spends more than $100 bucks a year on alcohol, tobacco, and other substances. Shouldn't she lecture them instead of panhandling in the general public?

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I have no doubt she comes out of pocket for supplies, but $3k? That's a bit ridiculous.

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My MIL is retired and my wife inherited all her old teaching stuff. We needed a second U-Haul when we moved to bring all of that crap. I then had to carry it all up to our attic.

It's crazy how many fricken charts and folders these women buy. My wife's first year teaching she pretty much spent all of her free time over at the teaching store getting special signs and cards and having them laminated.

Honestly, I have no idea how much of that stuff is actually necessary or these women have an obsession and can't help but buy everything that looks interesting.

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