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The School Supply Debate
Posted by: soccer320 at 5:05PM CST on July 28, 2009
I'm coming at this from the teacher perspective. I teach elementary age students, and I can understand the frustration that is being voiced. My team went over our school supply list every year to try to make it as cost-efficient as possible. Believe me, it's tight everywhere. On our list, you will see things, such as Fiskars Scissors, Crayola markers, Lysol wipes, etc. However, we just put these down to give parents a guideline. When I make my shopping list, I'll have Lysol Wipes down, and usually, I end up picking up the store brand. Just because I have the brand on the list doesn't mean I expect parents to stick to it exactly. We also do use community supplies. On the first day, I collect the pencils and Post-It notes. We put out the pencils for community use, and I collect the Post-Its so they're not a distraction. If I let the kids keep them at their desk, they are used more for creating flip books or for writing notes to friends, not for their actual purpose (we use them during Guided Reading and Math). Another note, we've had teachers ask for a money (usually $2-$3) on the supply lists, and that covers the Lysol wipes, Kleenex, baggies, etc. This way, parents don't have to worry about it, and the teacher replenishes it. I know that it's frustrating to feel like you have to supply the entire class, and cover for what's not there. Believe me, teachers feel the same way, too. I have spent at least (if not, more) $1,000 on my classroom out of my own pocket to cover other needs. I promise, I'm not selling their dry-erase markers or their red pens on the black market :-). However, those Clorox wipes do make quite a nice profit...
Posted by: osage at 3:52PM CST on July 28, 2009
In the FH school District the teachers put personal supplies on the students list and take them from the students on the first day. The kids never use nor see the red pens, colored markers and pencils, dry erase markers and sharpies, blank cd's etc... This is fraud!! These items should be purchased as teacher supplies on the districts account. Instead it is emotional blackmail because the student doesn’t want to be the one in class that didn’t get everything on the list or didn’t bring 3 bottles of anti bacterial hand wash for the teacher.
Posted by: laurab2 at 10:06AM CST on July 28, 2009
This is usually my favorite time of year to shop for my kids besides Christmas. My kids love getting new stuff to start the school year. But, I've been getting more and more aggravated with the school supply lists and the things on them. My son will be entering the sixth grade this year, and because he changes a few classes, he has quite a few supplies that overlap. He just has to have more of each of these things. For example, he needs four, yes four, boxes of Kleenex. Really!? Isn't that a little excessive? If we're always required to purchase things like Kleenex, paper towels, antibacterial wipes and baggies, shouldn't those also be included on our tax-free weekend list? Come on, give parents a break.
Posted by: laurab2 at 10:00AM CST on July 28, 2009
This is usually my favorite time of year to shop besides Christmas. I love shopping for my kids and they love starting off the school year with new stuff. Each year, though, I get more and more aggravated by the size of the school supply lists. My son is entering the sixth grade this year and because he will be changing a few classes the list has required four different boxes of 250-count Kleenex. Really!? I'm pretty sure that's excessive. There's a lot of duplicates, but we have to get them all. Also, if all the schools are going to require supplies like Kleenex and baggies and antibacterial wipes, shouldn't those things be included in our tax free weekend stuff? It sure would be nice to give us parents a break.
Posted by: Aisha at 12:32PM CST on July 19, 2009
I'll admit, I used to cringe when I saw an adult walking around in those ugly, foam, holed shoes. But, my kids loved them. And, they seemed to hold up pretty well. Now that the company seems to be headed to toward extinction...are any other parents thinking it's a good time to stock-up on Crocs for next summer?
Posted by: momtowandw at 12:51PM CST on July 13, 2009
If I remember from reading the book a few years ago, this one gets pretty dark. SPOILER ALERT! A main character dies. I'm not sure my kids can handle that,but they really, really want to see the movie. They've seen the others fairly recently and though they find some parts scary (the werewolf), they do OK. Anyone have any thoughts?
Posted by: Aisha at 8:25AM CST on July 11, 2009
My six-year-old LOVES the computer. She is turning 7 in a couple of months and has been asking for a computer for her birthday. I still think 7 is too young (even though it would NOT be in her bedroom). I offered her a deal: When she finishes reading 100 chapter books, she will earn her own computer. She seems excited about it, and I hope the books will take a while to complete. Good compromise?
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