Sabuyela esikoleni siyothenga nothisha ababili ngaphambi kosuku lwabo lokuqala. Uhlu lwezinto abazothenga: amakhrayoni amakhulu, ukudla okulula, izinto zokufudumeza amakhandlela nokuningi.

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U-Alexandra Daniels, uthisha webanga lesi-6 eMontgomery County, eMaryland, usebenzisa amaphesenti amabili omholo wakhe omncane minyaka yonke ukuthenga izinto zokufundela.

I-ROCKVILLE, MD – Uhlu lwezinto uLauren Moskowitz ayezithenga lwaluyinto yamaphupho abo bonke abafundi basenkulisa. Uthisha wezemfundo ekhethekile wayezodinga opopayi beminwe, amakhrayoni amakhulu kanye noshoki waseceleni komgwaqo wezingane zakhe ezineminyaka emi-5 neyi-6 ubudala.

Cishe ihora kanye cishe namaRandi ayi-140 kamuva, waphuma eTarget edolobheni laseWashington, izikhwama zigcwele izimpahla zesikole.

Njengoba abafundi bebuyela esikoleni, iningi lothisha lizithengela izinto zabo ukuze banikeze izingane amakilasi agcwele izinto eziningi kanye nezindawo zokufunda ezifanele.

Amaphesenti angamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nane othisha bezikole zomphakathi zaseMelika abike ukuthi bakhokhele izimpahla zesikole ngemali yabo ngonyaka wesikole ka-2014-15, ngokusho kocwaningo loMnyango Wezemfundo. Labo thisha basebenzise isilinganiso sama-$479.

Othisha base-suburban Maryland bathi isifunda sabo sibahlinzeka ngezinto zokwakha, kodwa lezo azihlali isikhathi eside kunezinyanga ezimbalwa zokuqala zonyaka wesikole. Ngisho nalapho, izinto zokwakha zimboza izidingo eziyisisekelo kuphela.

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NgeSonto ngasekupheleni kuka-Agasti, uMoskowitz, uthisha wezikole zomphakathi zaseMontgomery County, wazungeza uTarget nesoka lakhe, uthisha wobunjiniyela esikoleni samabanga aphezulu uGeorge Lavelle. UMoskowitz ufundisa izingane zasenkulisa ezinezidingo ezikhethekile eCarl Sandburg Learning Center eRockville, eMaryland, isigamu sehora ngaphandle kweWashington.

Uthisha uLauren Moskowitz ulayisha imoto yakhe ngezinto azithengile eRockville, eMd. Target ngomhlaka-18 Agasti 2019.

UMoskowitz uthe ikilasi lakhe lezidingo ezikhethekile linezidingo eziningi kunezinye izikole, kodwa isifunda sinikeza imali kuphela ngomfundi ngamunye esifundeni sonke.

“Imali yakho idlula kakhulu esikoleni esinomlando wokuzalwa kunasesikoleni esinomthwalo wemfanelo okhethekile,” kusho uMoskowitz. Isibonelo, uthe, izikele eziguquguqukayo, zezingane ezibambezeleka emakhono okunyakaza, zibiza kakhulu kunezikele ezivamile.

Ukudla kwakuyingxenye enkulu ohlwini lukaMoskowitz, kusukela kuma-Apple Jack kuya kuma-Veggie Straws kuya kuma-pretzels, ngoba abafundi bakhe bavame ukulamba ngezikhathi ezingangeni kahle emakhefini asemini.

Kanye nama-baby wipes abafundi abangaqeqeshwanga ebhodweni, iMoskowitz yathenga ama-marker, i-sidewalk chalk kanye nama-grembo crayon - okuhle ezinganeni ezisebenza ekwelashweni. Wakhokhela konke lokho ngomholo wakhe ongu-$90,000, okuhlanganisa iziqu zakhe ze-master kanye nesipiliyoni seminyaka engu-15.

Ngemva kwezinsuku ezimbili, uthisha wezibalo waseMontgomery County u-Ali Daniels wayesebenza ngendlela efanayo, egijima phakathi kweTarget neStaples eGreenbelt, eMaryland.

KuDaniels, ukudala indawo enhle yokufundela kuyisizathu esikhulu sokuthi asebenzise imali yakhe ezintweni zesikole. Kanye nezinto ezidingekayo zokubuyela esikoleni, uDaniels uphinde wathenga amakhandlela akhe okufudumala: i-Clean Linen kanye ne-Sheer Vanilla Embrace.

“Isikole samabanga aphakathi yisikhathi esinzima, futhi ngifuna bazizwe bekhululekile futhi bejabule,” kusho u-Alexandra Daniels, ofundisa abafundi bebanga lesithupha e-Eastern Middle School eMontgomery County, eMaryland.

“Bangena ekamelweni lami; linomuzwa omnandi. Lizoba nephunga elimnandi,” kusho uDaniels. “Isikole samabanga aphakathi yisikhathi esinzima, futhi ngifuna bazizwe bekhululekile futhi bejabule, futhi ngifuna nokuzizwa bekhululekile futhi bejabule.”

E-Eastern Middle School eSilver Spring, lapho uDaniels efundisa khona izibalo zebanga lesithupha nelesikhombisa, uthe izingane ezingu-15 kuya kwezingu-20 zingena ekilasini lakhe zingenazo izimpahla ezivela ekhaya. U-Eastern ufanelekela imali ye-Title I evela kuhulumeni wobumbano, eya ezikoleni ezinabafundi abaningi abavela emindenini engenayo ephansi.

Ngesikhathi sohambo lokuthenga eStaples and Target, uDaniels wathenga izincwadi zabafundi abaswele, ama-binder namapensela.

Ngonyaka othile, uDaniels walinganisela ukuthi usebenzisa imali yakhe engu-$500 kuya ku-$1,000 ezintweni zesikole. Umholo wakhe wonyaka: $55,927.

“Kukhuluma ngentshiseko othisha abanayo nokuthi sifuna izingane zethu ziphumelele,” kusho uDaniels. “Ngeke zikwazi ukuphumelela kahle njengoba zingaphumelela uma zinganikwa izinsiza abazidingayo.”

U-Alexandra Daniels unguthisha webanga lesithupha e-Eastern Middle School eMontgomery County, eMd. Wasebenzisa imali yakhe ukuthenga lezi zinto zesikole.

Njengoba ayephuma eStaples ephethe ibhili engaphezu kwama-$170, uDaniels wathola umusa ongalindelekile. Umphathi wemali wanika uthisha isaphulelo esikhethekile sama-10% kubasebenzi njengoba ebonga uDaniels ngokukhonza umphakathi.

U-Ali Daniels, uthisha wezibalo e-Eastern Middle School eSilver Spring, eMaryland, ukhombisa uhlu lwakhe lokuthenga oluya esikoleni ekilasini lakhe.

Nakuba izinombolo zabo zokusebenzisa imali zingalingani nesilinganiso socwaningo loMnyango Wezemfundo esingaba ngu-$500, bobabili uDaniels noMoskowitz bathi ukuthenga kwabo akukapheli.

Bobabili othisha bahlele ukuthenga ku-Amazon noma kwenye indawo ku-inthanethi. Bafuna izaphulelo ezintweni ezifana namapensela egalofu ezinganeni ezifunda ukubhala kanye ne-makeup remover yokuhlanza amabhodi okususa amabala.

Bobabili bathi uhambo lwabo lokubuyela esikoleni luzoba uhambo lokuqala lweziningi abazikhokhelayo lokuqoqa kabusha izimpahla unyaka wonke – “kuyinto ehlekisayo,” kusho uMoskowitz.

“Uma besikhokhelwa ngendlela efanele kwasekuqaleni, lokho kuyinto eyodwa,” kusho yena. “Asikhokhelwa uma kuqhathaniswa nezinga lethu lemfundo.”