I've also seen US teachers spending hundreds of dollars out of their own pockets to stock classrooms.

I spent a lot of time in European schools and I've never heard of teachers having to stock their own classrooms or fundraise for things like playgrounds, etc.

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[–] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

What is "basic school supplies" for you? In Europe, there is a list of basic supplies students need and the displays show up in stores around July: things like pencils, pens, erasers, paper, binders, folders, punches, staplers/staples, paper clips, correction fluid... There's a lot

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    In Germany, generally, students are expected to bring their own stuff, it's not the school's/teacher's responsibility to provide pencils and what not. That's probably where the confusion lies, there is no scenario in which a teacher has to specifically ask parents to provide supplies because they do that anyway.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    That's what I meant in response to "ask parents to bring basic school supplies". "Ask" could also be covered in a list of suggested supplies. But, anyway, parents are providing those things, which counters the original question

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