>Before you start the “do it for the kids” diatribes, I also have to do it for my own kids too, which is why I ask my Association to negotiate the best salary possible in this economic climate
Parents donate their time to the kids. It is for the kids, right?
Why is a donation to the classroom for the teachers?
Why is volunteer parent time in the classroom for the teachers?
When I donate items to the clasroom as a teacher, it is for the students. My classroom budget doesn’t even come close to covering all of the things I need to buy to maximize the learning experience of my students, but it needs to be purchased so it comes out of my pocket. But when a parent sends a box of tissues in it is for the teacher?
I am not saying that people in other jobs don’t pay for things out of their own pockets, but please stop saying that HSA items are for teachers, they are for the kids. When the HSA asks teachers what they need/want for their classrooms, they hear about things that would make the learning experience better, because that is what we do.
Before you start the “do it for the kids” diatribes, I also have to do it for my own kids too, which is why I ask my Association to negotiate the best salary possible in this economic climate. Teachers, due to increased health and pension payments this year and for the next 3-6 years, are expecting to see little or zero increase in their take home. If we weren’t negotiating, we could expect to see dramatic decreases in our take home. The negotiation is to try to minimize the damage, not to try to get some amazing pay increase
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