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It can be a problematic approach. Some kids are so disadvantaged they can't do it. Others have slacker parents or parents who will get angry at them if they ask.
I would not do that. I work in a very low income area and most of our kids cannot afford supplies or their parents refuse to purchase them. I don't give grades for things the kids cannot control. I would rather give extra credit for taking good care of the supplies we do have during the school year.
We aren't allowed to do that at my school.
We cannot ask that as we are a mostly poor community and it is just not equitable to all students. They could also feel obligated and not have the funds. So a hard no!!!
It’s illegal in California as only academic work can count for grades. Some teachers get away with it but just think about those students who cannot afford to donate. Grades need to reflect academic progress or lack thereof.
I do every year and later in the year I have other ways to earn extra credit. works wonders. Our PTO has the community sponsor all our teachers and we get happys throughout the year.
Donors choose will give $500 per year. Teachers generally use that for materials they need to teach like leveled books for reading groups or science kits. Five hundred dollars for 25-30 kids, that 20 bucks a kid for the entire year so not enough for all their supplies.
We get supplies for free in my state due to some political things going on... So, that would work here.
Wow! What state is that?
My charter school requires it. Parents pay for a school-ready box of supplies through the school.
I'm guessing the principal and governing people want to use the tax money to maximize their profits, so they make the parents bring in stuff.
I’ve offered extra credit when we run a food drive for the holidays…an A assignment grade to each student who brings in 5 items. Not perfect, some kids still don’t bring anything in, but the winning class usually gets a pizza lunch.
As a student, I would have had a hard time bringing in classroom supplies for any reason. My mom had four kids and a high school diploma—there wasn’t a lot of money for me to, essentially, buy extra credit. Additionally, I was the only one in my friend group with financial restrictions, so I felt it even more. I think that there are other, more effective,ways to let kids earn extra credit. I will give a few extra points for a paper turned in on time. Rewards a desired behavior and it’s within a kid’s ability to complete.
At the same time, I had a student bring in the most food items of anyone in class. I knew her family lived on Section 8 and EBT vouchers. She told me all the items came from another food bank that her family just never used.
Its the parents job to buy supplies for their children.