I left my essay to the day before deadline ama

More teacher rants.

So most teachers spend some part of their salary buying supplies for their students, my wife is no exception.

The stupid part is that you can only write off about $250...

Meanwhile, I can write off just about anything to my LLC (within reason). I like how even tax policy really showcases American culture/attitudes.

 

Yea, I don't get it either.

What ends up happening is that school districts in better neighborhoods where parents can afford to buy their own kids supplies will even donate or give the school stuff.

While poor neighborhoods are lucky if the teacher can get even power strips or dry erase markers without paying out of pocket.

We moved recently, but previously we were in Catalina Foothills - which is a highly sought after school district. The coach of the Arizona Wildcats basketball team (which is one of the nation's top college teams) lives in this district.

Some will say donations are the answer, but even in that district, despite donations from parents, my wife had to buy her own paint, notebooks and various things for her classroom. We own like 100 pairs of scissors, for example, all with "CHIN" written in permanent marker.

We'd also frequent hardware/crafting stores to get supplies for various labs/projects - if you want your students to do more than textbook work, you need materials - which costs money.