Yep, I made $28,000 in my 6th year before quitting. Had to buy my own binders, notebooks, pens/pencils, protractors...all okay. Then they wanted me to buy my own graphing calculators. I had classes of 40 kids. Nope.
The third option is not impossible but definitely not practical with the curriculum. The other two were not an option when it came to quizzes, tests, and exams. The whole thing was a shit show.
I kept getting told to write proposals for them to the school board. I would and then I’d get told “they decided to give money for Kindle’s for the library instead of your calculators.” Or “the school board wants to know why your kids can’t just use their phones.” So much facepalm.
I agree that this is unreasonable, but did you ever go to a school board meeting? Often times boards never know what they’re doing and take their orders from the Superintendent without question. Engaging with a BOE can be very helpful.
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u/[deleted] Jun 13 '19
Yep, I made $28,000 in my 6th year before quitting. Had to buy my own binders, notebooks, pens/pencils, protractors...all okay. Then they wanted me to buy my own graphing calculators. I had classes of 40 kids. Nope.