So the head of my department told us that we have between $30 and $40 to spend, per teacher in the department, on next year's supplies. I have so many things I want and so many things I truly need that thirty-dollars sounds the same as if he had said zero-dollars.
For instance, I do some mini lessons on listening and note-taking. As the NYS regents has a listening requirement. I would love to have a class set of highlighters for these activities. Nothing special or extravagant, (although a class set of mini white boards would be great too)yet for a 24-pack of highlighters that will cost me $13.99---practically half of my budget.
I really wanted the chart paper that post-it makes, that is already sticky on one side so you can pull it off and slap it on any available wall....but those pads are TWENTY-FOUR dollars.
How can I be creative and interesting if I have to teach with nothing? I am not that good.
I want my kids to be able to create diaramas, and posters. I want to be able to take pictures of them, and develop the film. I want to be able to let them read great, contemporary literature. We have no money for books.
3 packages of construction paper, one package of 5x7 index cards, and the highlighters consume my entire budget. Anything else I want I will have to buy myself.
This isn't fair. Where does all the money for the school district go?
This year, its going into the building of a new lounge for the seniors. Something is not right.
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Grants! Try DonorsChoose or Adopt-a-Classroom. Because that sucks - teachers need more than $30 to teach on. We're lucky here, in that we've been given $250-350 for the last couple of years. Some teachers have trouble spending it all. I'm sure it won't last, though.
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