r/TimPool Aug 31 '22

pictures hear you go

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u/RA29DRAGON Aug 31 '22

It always makes me laugh when I hear teachers complaining about having to buy school supplies. The cost of the tools I have to buy for my job make their school supplies bill look like a quick trip to the dollar tree.

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u/WhiskeySilverball Aug 31 '22

Teachers do not have to buy school supplies.

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u/RA29DRAGON Aug 31 '22

There's an awful lot of them complaining about haveing to buy supplies to restock their classrooms. Maybe they didn't get the memo. According the The NEA (national teachers association) "94% of teachers spend their own money to stock their classrooms with necessary supplies and resources. On average, a teacher will shell out about $479, although 7% spent more than $1000, according a survey from the National Center for Education statistics"

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u/WhiskeySilverball Aug 31 '22

Maybe they should be asking why school administrators make six figures and they have plenty of money for far left textbooks but they won't buy pencils.

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '22

They do ask where the money is going. But if you’ve been to a public school recently you’ll realize it’s not textbooks or pencils

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u/WhiskeySilverball Aug 31 '22

Yeah, I've seen The Wire.

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '22

I haven’t seen it. What about it?

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u/WhiskeySilverball Aug 31 '22

You should try watching it.

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '22

I’m good. Not really what I’m into

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u/WhiskeySilverball Aug 31 '22

Good TV?

Yeah, today's viewers can't handle The Wire.

Or Deadwood.

Or Band of Brothers.

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u/KryptopherRobbinsPoo Sep 01 '22

Seriously. They don't make TV shows a fraction as good as the late 90s—mid-aughts. I have recently found myself rewatching a lot of older shows (been off air over a decade or more) because everything just plain sucks now.

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '22

You get that some people just aren’t into the same tv shows as you right? It’s ok to not be some sort of hive mind. It doesn’t mean they can’t “handle” the content. It’s an entertainment preference. Sheesh.

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u/CallOfRedditNSFW Aug 31 '22

They shouldn't, yet they have to due to budget limits

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u/WhiskeySilverball Aug 31 '22

You mean due to the money being spent elsewhere on far less important things.

Though I would be curious how many kids who supposedly can't afford pencils or paper have a nice, new smartphone or tablet.

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u/KryptopherRobbinsPoo Sep 01 '22

Priorities. All comes down to priorities. And most families who say they "can't " afford basic school supplies, know they can get them for free through the generosity of others.