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Being forced to improvise with limited support is a fairly normal situation for teachers tbh.

• jsjohnst 6y ago
  But should it be is more the point I think GP was making?
  • notatoad 6y ago
    No, it obviously shouldn't. Just because I replied, doesn't mean I disagreed with the comment I was replying to.
• thomasfortes 6y ago
  I had to buy pens for white boards even though I was volunteering to help students prepare to university exams as a math/physics teacher, I wasn't getting a single penny and I had to pay for minimal resources because they were only available for free for the hired teachers. I have nothing but a giant respect for teachers that are usually underpaid for the giant importance that they carry on their shoulders, a good teacher can help completely change the life of their students.
  • Symbiote 6y ago
    I know of teachers buying all sorts of stuff for school, or for specific children. Cheap sports shoes so the poor kid isn't left out after he lost his shoes but can't afford new ones, pens etc for children who lose them and don't have friends who will lend them one, tampons or sanitary towels for girls whose parents refuse to accept she's growing up. Example article on this: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/nearly-1-in-10-school-staff-are-bringing-in-food-tampons-and-pens-for-children-in-need_uk_5bb499cce4b028e1fe393bd4?guccounter=1 https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/nearly-1-in-10-school...
• gumby 6y ago
  ...in some countries like the USA, India, Nigeria... Typically governments find education a good area to invest in (including two of the three counties I used as examples).
• entire-name 6y ago
  That is precisely why it is tragic.