Most teachers decide to buy school supplies for their students. Nearly all public school teachers report digging into their pockets spending nearly $480 a year on school supplies. Teachers across the country walk to protest low pay and demand pay raises because after they do all that spending for their students, the teachers tend to have less money. Ninety-four percent of public school teachers say they spent their own money on notebooks, pens, pencils, and other supplies, the average spent is $479. About 44% spent $250 less, while 36% spent $251 to $500. Teachers who spend their personal money on children's classroom needs are able to reduce their taxable income by $250 and will have roughly $30-$60 in savings. Teachers in high poverty schools are more likely to spend personal money on school supplies. I feel that teachers should allow help to the students by buying certain school supplies for them because their are children in this world that are not able to get everything that they will need for there classes. It's all about being considerate of others.
Articles Regarding Teacher Pay on School Supplies:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2018/05/15/nearly-all-teachers-spend-own-money-school-needs-study/610542002/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-teachers-spend-themselves-for-classroom-needs/
Video About Teacher Pay:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gj4yY1lJFEs
QUESTIONS FOR CLASS:
1. How do you feel about teacher pay for supplies ?
2. Do you think teachers should pay for supplies ? Why?
3. Is it good for teachers to pay for supplies, even though it's coming out of their check ?
No comments:
Post a Comment