Teacher turns to panhandling to buy supplies for students

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10:20a, 7/25/17
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Teresa Danks is an elementary school teacher in Tulsa. She's been one since 1996. She says budget cuts have forced her to use her own money around $2,000 per year -- for classroom supplies.
So earlier this week, Teresa took to the streets to try to raise money for supplies. She stood on a street corner with a sign that reads, 'Teacher needs school supplies! Anything helps.'
Her story and photo quickly spread across the country. It went from raising money for supplies in her classroom to helping other teachers get supplies. She started a GoFundMe page and is hoping to raise $20,000 for classroom supplies. As of Sunday morning, she had raised $2,750.




http://www.khou.com/news/teacher-turns-to-panhandling-to-buy-supplies-for-students/458938857
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10:24a, 7/25/17
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10:25a, 7/25/17
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10:27a, 7/25/17
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Pen/pencil and paper are the only supplies a student need to learn. Be a teacher, not a beggar.
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In reply to Unemployed • 10:37a, 7/25/17
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I was going to say the same thing. My sister is a teacher and yes, she spends a lot of own money on items, but she knows it to make things "cuter" and "easier" to understand. If she used the bare basics, the job could be done but it wouldn't be as enjoyable for her or the children.
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10:37a, 7/25/17
Maybe if they worked during the summer they wouldn't have to beg.
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In reply to chipotle • 10:38a, 7/25/17
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chipotle said:
Maybe if they worked during the summer they wouldn't have to beg.
oh chit, gonna go 5 pages now.
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In reply to chipotle • 10:41a, 7/25/17
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chipotle said:
Maybe if they worked during the summer they wouldn't have to beg.
STOP GIVING PEOPLE NOROVIRUS!!!
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In reply to chiken • 10:42a, 7/25/17
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chiken said:
I was going to say the same thing. My sister is a teacher and yes, she spends a lot of own money on items, but she knows it to make things "cuter" and "easier" to understand. If she used the bare basics, the job could be done but it wouldn't be as enjoyable for her or the children.


Pretty much. I know teachers who spend thousands a year to make it Pinterest worthy. I spend probably $500 for basics every year, but I'm in a well funded school. There is a reason teachers are fleeing Oklahoma though. Many aren't allowed to ask for supplies from parents anymore and the schools don't have the budget to purchase them. Pretty sad.
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10:46a, 7/25/17
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She started a GoFundMe page and is hoping to raise $20,000 for classroom supplies.
$20K?!?! Is she buying her students gold-plated iPads? What about all the crap that parents are already required to buy?

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In reply to chiken • 10:47a, 7/25/17
chiken said:
I was going to say the same thing. My sister is a teacher and yes, she spends a lot of own money on items, but she knows it to make things "cuter" and "easier" to understand. If she used the bare basics, the job could be done but it wouldn't be as enjoyable for her or the children.


If it wasn't for that pretty blue border around the cork board with the cartoon bears hugging the mathematics symbols I would have never gotten out of the first grade. Thank you Ms. Boydston. You da real MVP.
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11:03a, 7/25/17
Can any of you internet stalkers get a shot of her tits? That will go a long way towards my generosity.
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In reply to Ignatius_of_Silesia • 11:05a, 7/25/17
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Ignac said:
Can any of you internet stalkers get a shot of her tits? That will go a long way towards my generosity.
Best I could find quickly.
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11:07a, 7/25/17
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My friend that's a teacher uses donorschoose.org.

My understanding is that people are funding specific projects, so if you're a teacher you can't just say "give me money for school supplies" -- you have to say "this is a project I want to do for my classroom, these are the materials I need, this is what your money is going toward."
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In reply to The Wonderer • 11:10a, 7/25/17
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Ignac said:
Can any of you internet stalkers get a shot of her tits? That will go a long way towards my generosity.
Best I could find quickly.


That's worth a twenty.
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11:11a, 7/25/17
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In reply to 752bro4 • 11:17a, 7/25/17
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752bro4 said:
Well if these teachers had any type of business sense, they would be in the real world making money, not asking for handouts. Instead, they're one step above a vagrant with a Styrofoam cup on Harry Hines.


You're a teacher, aren't you?
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My wife taught in Wylie before we moved to Tulsa so I could attend law school. She was hired by Tulsa Union, which is one of the better districts in the state, in 2004. Her salary was $28,500/yr. We routinely used my student loan money to purchase school supplies for her classroom because the state doesn't give them an allowance like they do in Texas.

At that time, teacher salaries in Oklahoma ranked 49th in the nation.
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Why the heck do teachers spend money on supplies?

If the parents can't get off their fat asses and pony up a few bucks for pencil & paper, start flunking the kids and that **** will stop.

We started off with free lunches for the little bastages, then on to free breakfast, now this? What's next, do the teachers have to go to their houses to teach because the yellow dog ain't good enough?

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In reply to OldArmy91 • 11:45a, 7/25/17
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OldArmy91 said:
Why the heck do teachers spend money on supplies?

If the parents can't get off their fat asses and pony up a few bucks for pencil & paper, start flunking the kids and that **** will stop.

We started off with free lunches for the little bastages, then on to free breakfast, now this? What's next, do the teachers have to go to their houses to teach because the yellow dog ain't good enough?

You're going to flunk kids for being poor? That'll go over really well.
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In reply to RiskManager93 • 11:47a, 7/25/17
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RiskManager95 said:
My wife taught in Wylie before we moved to Tulsa so I could attend law school. She was hired by Tulsa Union, which is one of the better districts in the state, in 2004. Her salary was $28,500/yr. We routinely used my student loan money to purchase school supplies for her classroom because the state doesn't give them an allowance like they do in Texas.

At that time, teacher salaries in Oklahoma ranked 49th in the nation.


What? We get an allowance????
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Oh hey look at me, I'm a lazy public school teacher with 4 months worth of vacation and still beetch about not getting paid enough. I'm the martyr for the cause to force a conversation about how "underpaid" we are for teaching a very basic test and babysitting.
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In reply to OldArmy91 • 12:04p, 7/25/17
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OldArmy91 said:
Why the heck do teachers spend money on supplies?

If the parents can't get off their fat asses and pony up a few bucks for pencil & paper, start flunking the kids and that **** will stop.

We started off with free lunches for the little bastages, then on to free breakfast, now this? What's next, do the teachers have to go to their houses to teach because the yellow dog ain't good enough?

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In reply to rhoswen • 12:05p, 7/25/17
When I'm a good boy I do.
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Staff, for the sake of Texas A&M's reputation, please delete this thread before it gets seen by the general public.
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I ain't got no blood in mah veins.
I just got... them 4 lanes, of hardass...
Amarillo Highway.
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In reply to The Wonderer • 12:27p, 7/25/17
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The Wonderer said:
OldArmy91 said:
Why the heck do teachers spend money on supplies?

If the parents can't get off their fat asses and pony up a few bucks for pencil & paper, start flunking the kids and that **** will stop.

We started off with free lunches for the little bastages, then on to free breakfast, now this? What's next, do the teachers have to go to their houses to teach because the yellow dog ain't good enough?

You're going to flunk kids for being poor? That'll go over really well.
i suppose the state made that decision when they cut funding, no? if you show up to anything unprepared you fail.
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In reply to Ragoo • 12:48p, 7/25/17
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The Wonderer said:
OldArmy91 said:
Why the heck do teachers spend money on supplies?

If the parents can't get off their fat asses and pony up a few bucks for pencil & paper, start flunking the kids and that **** will stop.

We started off with free lunches for the little bastages, then on to free breakfast, now this? What's next, do the teachers have to go to their houses to teach because the yellow dog ain't good enough?

You're going to flunk kids for being poor? That'll go over really well.
i suppose the state made that decision when they cut funding, no? if you show up to anything unprepared you fail.
And then the teacher is fired for poor classroom performance because too many kids fail.

When you don't make a ton of money, spending 4 digits, in order to be able to do the job so you can keep it, isn't always doable.

She is playing this game their legislature set up. She looks like the heroine trying to do the best she can for her kids and elected leaders look like Twunty McDooosches for making teachers beg for money for supplies.
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Schools already panhandle and beg for money through local bond elections and property/sales taxes.

They're just mad there's competition now.
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Oh hey look at me, I'm a lazy public school teacher with 4 months worth of vacation and still beetch about not getting paid enough. I'm the martyr for the cause to force a conversation about how "underpaid" we are for teaching a very basic test and babysitting.
10 pages now
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I spend quite a bit. I've had to buy beakers, graduated cylinders and other lab equipment. I also paid to have all our microscopes refurbished.
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On another note, if any teachers need grant money, you can always apply through the Christy's Wish Foundation.

http://christyswish.org/apply-for-a-grant/

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I suspect she is at I40 and MacArthur (my go-to exit for a Taco Cabana fix when headed back to Texas). There's always a slew of panhandlers at that intersection.
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In reply to Bruce Almighty • 2:56p, 7/25/17
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Bruce Almighty said:
I spend quite a bit. I've had to buy beakers, graduated cylinders and other lab equipment. I also paid to have all our microscopes refurbished.


Wow. I'll buy bleach and ammonia and vinegar and balloons and whatnot but lab equipment is $$$$! I'm also buying my own desk chair & bench chair this year but I don't count that cuz I'll take them when I leave.
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