Budget Cuts For Teachers

As a teacher I know I will face many difficulties and challenges and one of those could include having my budget cut. Budget cuts can affect me in many ways such as less pay, less spent of employee benefits, less to spend on classroom materials, less school-wide technology purchases, delays for new textbooks, less professional development opportunities, less electives, and larger classes. (Kelly) All of these consequences are very important to have while you are a teacher. Some of the consequences I would like to focus on are less to spend on classroom materials, less school-wide technology purchases, and larger classes. When a teacher does not have enough money to buy materials for her classroom then the students will be missing out on a lot of activities they could be learning from.They also may not learn to their full potential without the proper and necessary supplies. For a kindergarten teacher, supplies and materials in the classroom is very important because kindergarteners do a lot of activities to enhance their learning. When the school has to cut their funds, more than likely it will be on their technology purchases. When a classrooom does not have enough or up-to-date technology for their students, they will be missing out on a very important part of learning. Technology offers so much more that a teacher can not teach and it is also a great benefit to the teaching world. Larger classes are also a negative consequence to budget cuts. When the school can not hire enough teachers to supplement the students, this results in larger classes. This can be tough because more students and only one teacher means there is not going to be a lot of one-on-one time for the teacher and students. The class might be more out of control and more behavior problems that one teacher might have to struggle with. This can cause classroom distractions and make it difficult for the teacher to teach and the students to learn. These are some of the negative consequences for a teacher having their budget cut.

Citations:

Kelly, Melissa. "How Budget Cuts Affect Teachers." About. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 May 2012. <http://712educators.about.com/od/issuesineducation/tp/teaching_budget_cuts.htm>.