08-04-2011, 12:05 AM
Most kids borrow from other kids or the teacher slides them a few things. It's embarrassing for a kid to get called into the counselor's office and come out with a new bookbag and supplies.
The supply list had over 40 items on it. Instead of asking for all that up front, the teacher could have thought it out a little better and asked for stuff a little at a time.
How hard is life for people who don't have $20 for school supplies? (I actually spent over $60 on pencils and art supplies and crap, but I let the little one pick.)
That lady just upset me because her face was red and she apologized and her daughter heard and she knew I heard. She didn't make her daughter explain to the teacher why she didn't have supplies the first day. She went in there and did it herself.
I hope that teacher felt bad for asking for so much that some people couldn't afford it. You have to think about stuff like that when you work with kids.
I always consider my clients at my job. If I don't already have it or I can't afford to buy enough for everyone, I don't ask for it. I also tell them where to get the best deals on stuff they do have to have. It irritates my boss, but I don't give a shit. I never forget where I came from. I would never make someone apologize to me for not having enough money. Some people just don't think.
The supply list had over 40 items on it. Instead of asking for all that up front, the teacher could have thought it out a little better and asked for stuff a little at a time.
How hard is life for people who don't have $20 for school supplies? (I actually spent over $60 on pencils and art supplies and crap, but I let the little one pick.)
That lady just upset me because her face was red and she apologized and her daughter heard and she knew I heard. She didn't make her daughter explain to the teacher why she didn't have supplies the first day. She went in there and did it herself.
I hope that teacher felt bad for asking for so much that some people couldn't afford it. You have to think about stuff like that when you work with kids.
I always consider my clients at my job. If I don't already have it or I can't afford to buy enough for everyone, I don't ask for it. I also tell them where to get the best deals on stuff they do have to have. It irritates my boss, but I don't give a shit. I never forget where I came from. I would never make someone apologize to me for not having enough money. Some people just don't think.