When Schools Have No Money for Supplies...

It happens, trust me. Schools run short in budgets and what gets cut are budgets, ones that cover supplies, etc. I know several teachers who buy their own supplies so that they have them. Better to pay for their own, than to do without. I can also speak from experience on this one. I've purchased things for the classroom myself because of lack of budget.

OMG, how did you manage to do it? I mean if there is no budget then how do you get salary? It must be more than difficult, isn't it?

I din't know that beforehand.

So, don't you ever complain to the authority about it that the budget is low and you need more money for it?

Keeping the job is often more important than complaining or making waves. Plus it does take time to clean things through a budget. That's why teachers often handle their own classroom needs themselves.

I am sorry. I didn't know that. I usually blamed my teachers in my school time that they were so rude at me. I never got compliment from my Language teacher and he was my worst enemy at that time.

Today, I want to say sorry to him.

Have a happy and tension free life.
It was nice chatting with you.

There is no excuse for rudeness by a teacher. Good teachers are not rude. If you had a rude teacher, it might be worth finding out what motivated him to act that way. I've known many teachers in my life, and I am one. Teachers are allowed to get discouraged, depressed, anxious, and frustrated, but professionals don't go around being rude. I hope you are ok from that childhood ordeal?

No, I was very afraid from that teacher. He was very rude and I was beaten by him just because I didn't brought the book he wanted me to buy!

These days, students have guns in their pocket so now the teachers arr not that rude. Then again we see teacher poking pen in student's eyes!

You have a lot to offer from the student's point of view. I am sorry you had this happen to you as a kid.

And it is interesting that you say kids are carrying guns. Maybe teachers should be more concerned.

Yes, I read it from a news paper that one guy was cheating in an examination hall with a gun on his table and no one stopped him from cheating in an examination.

With all the terror thing shown in the TV, students are getting distracted. In my time we used to worship our teachers.

That's a bit scary. I wouldn't bother him either.

Once I had a chance to be a teacher in my life and I gave tutions to two children. One of the child was very sober and another was opposite of it. I found it very difficult teaching the second one. I had to do it because he was my landlord's son. Then on I couldn't get the confidence of teaching children and I got an offer of being a teacher last year but didn't accept it because of the fear I have from that guy.

I was not scared of gunz and bullets but I couldn't made him understand what I taught him. It was difficult making him understand that 4*4 become 16(this is an example, he was reading in 9th standard).

Not everyone has the knack of tutoring. But that doesn't mean you can't teach a classroom if hired.

May be I am not made to teach the whole class. Think, if I can't handle one guy, How am I supose to handle a bunch of class?

I thikn the principle would kick me out of his school after my first day performance!

We really need to know ourselves. I was trained as a classroom teacher, but found my niche tutoring. Classroom teaching was not for me. I learned it early. If it's not for you, you have other skills and talents.

yea, it could be. I always that teaching is an art. I have many good teachers who have the ability to catch interests and teach their own subject according to their interests. I don't think I have the patience to capture every student's interest! My mom says that I am good teacher(surprising for me).

If your mom sees it in you, then you probably have the talent. Maybe you might develop it more.

I m 27 years old! do you think I can still manage to learn something and develop. I am too old to learn anything.

Sometimes I think it pays to let parents know what a teacher's budget looks like. There might be some school district changes after that knowledge became public knowledge. Hopefully the change would be a bigger budget and not a teacher in trouble for letting the word out.

I personally know a computer teacher who has our business leaders of tomorrow in class on older computers and no textbooks because budgets didn't allow for textbooks or updated machines. How is that getting students ready for the workforce where newer machine are used?

You got that right. But the truth is money follows demand. Actors are in demand more than civic leaders and scientists.

That's a fact...or maybe teachers love the three summer months they are supposed to have off. Even that isn't true, if you consider all the courses teachers must take to renew certificates and stay current.