So they can say they did. And keep their job. This way they get to select what is necessary for them…Read More to teach with. What if they did not bring their own supplies? Look at the inner city where teachers are babysitters and mothers and fathers to those kids. Where did you get your information? Probably not from a teacher who is there to teach. Teachers choose the profession knowingly and that's their choice. Possibly with low beginning wages but with security.