True Or False 2/3rds Of Teachers Miss Their Classroom Over Summer

An SWNS Digital poll reveals:

• The average teacher thinks about the upcoming school year eight times during summer break, while 45% say it’s on their mind more often.
• More than a quarter of teachers admit they’re still in “educator mode” during the summer, as 27% say they’ll spend part of their break planning and decorating their classroom for next year.
• Teachers plan to spend around $320 of their own money on classroom supplies for the next school year.
• They say their classroom’s top priority needs include basic supplies like notebooks and pencils (37%) and organization and storage solutions (23%).
• Parents are also thinking about the kids going back to school, with 58% looking forward to the 2023-24 school year and 66% feel it will be better than last year.
• Some moms and dads are also planning ahead for back-to-school shopping and 39% say they’re going to get it done sooner than later.
• Parents are planning to spend an average of $225 on school shopping, but 53% admit they’re concerned about affording the school supplies they want to buy their kid.
• Looking back to last school year, 70% of all respondents feel the experience was positive overall.
• Parents say the school year was a success because their child got good grades (46%), learned skills that help them outside the classroom (34%) and became more social (30%).
• As for teachers, they credit the success of last school year to being able to inspire their students (41%) and get creative with their teaching methods (36%).

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