Spending money for your classroom

http://www.edutopia.org/amount-you-spend-out-pocket-each-year-classroom-supplies-2007Spending money out of your own pocket can be rewarding when you see the students enjoying learning that much more. It is sad that with new budget constraints this money can't be alocated from the general budget.The government wants our schools to adapt to new exciting ways to teach students to grasp their attention and give them a desire to learn. However, they don't give the district enough money per pupil to allow for this extra espense. I only get to spend $20 for my class each year. This is barely enought to purchase a new stapler for the one you broke last year when Johnny shot a spit ball at you and got you right between the eyes along with a few whiteboard markers. By the way the spitball strTherefore, teachers have to resort to spending their own money. I'm glad to see that we can at least right off a portion of our expenses. A new teacher, who needs the materials the most, will have a hard time spending a lot of money with a 35,000 dollar salary no matter what.