[kappaloo]

This is just a sign of how under-funded the classroom is. All the teachers here who have admitted to spending hundreds of dollars a year on supplies are not the minority - they are the large majority.

Times have changed. When I was a kid, we were only expected to bring our own pens/pencils/erasers. Glue, soap (?!?) and many of the other supplies were given. But cut backs occured, and things had to be cut.

If you're going to be angry, get angry with the school board. They are the ones who decide exactly how much money is given towards supplies for the school. Please don't get mad at the teachers, who are spending their own money to decorate the classroom, buy many supplies not listed here, and probably foot the bill of supplies for those childrens who parents who can not afford (or refuse to) buy the needed supplies.

ETA: 4th page?? Eek! Time to go and read the rest!