Bernie Sanders Is The Best Candidate For Teachers

Yes, all candidates have education plans, but how is your plan going to succeed if you’re not putting teachers first?

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As a teacher in a rough environment, the job is very difficult. In fact, it seems very impossible.

I personally have to spend so much of my own money on school supplies for my kids. My kids come in without the resources themselves, without paper, pens, or notebooks. Recently, I brought combination locks for my kids and taught them how to use them. They didn’t have their own locks, and I wanted to make sure they had their possessions safely in their lockers.

It was a moment that brought me back to my middle school days. It was a glimmer of hope. And yet I spend so many days dejected and frustrated at my lack of resources and lack of ability to take care of my kids. I do my best to teach them, but how can I do that when they’re complaining to me all day about being hungry? I try to teach them, but how can I do that when they’re facing problems of absentee parenting and drug addiction at home?

For me, teachers need to be paid more. As a teacher in a rough Title I school, we need more supports in the form of coaching and better buildings. I can’t tell you how many buildings in my district don’t…