the sc's keep getting younger

[BrassCowboy]

In high school, I got written up more than a few times, because I never followed those lists, which included a *box of kleenex.*

Excuse me? I need to bring a box of kleenex for all 8 of my teachers? F--- That. If I get sick, I'll bring my own kleenex to class. Funny enough, everyone else did the same thing. The only person I ever saw using these mandatory kleenexs were, surprise, surprise, the teachers who wrote me up.

[jerkface11]

(insert enraged libertarian oriented ranting here)

[Broomjockey]

what are they supposed to do if the school doesn't send the list?

See, when I was growing up, the schools would send the students a list of required supplies about a month before school started. Sometimes a bit less than that. Still. This whole "the store has your supply list" is a luxury, not a necessity. I'm almost 100% certain that if the school didn't send it to the store, they're sending it directly to the kids. And if not, they can *gasp* ask the school!

[hinakiba777]

oh, I'll definitely say sucky school, not sucky girl (even if she was a brat, some of the crap my elementary school pulled makes me side with anyone over elementary schools... for example in first grade on the list provided was colored markers... I actually got high quality markers... my teacher decided it wasn't fair for any student to have signifigantly higher quality supplies than any other so he bought a bunch of cheap stuff and "traded" students with high quality stuff for his cheap stuff... and the principal backed him up )

Wow, that is not cool. If that had happened to me my dad would have come busting into the school demanding my supplies back. He'd probably promise I'd use them for home. But there is no way in hell he'd let anyone steal stuff he paid good money for.

When I was in elementary school you got your list with your grading package. You got your report card, your grading certificate, and a list for the following year. If we didn't get a list, we assumed we didn't need stuff.

When I was in junior high we were required to buy a new math set every year. It got really annoying, because I bought a really beautiful set for grade 7 which I wasn't allowed to use in grade 8.

Definitely sucky school, more than sucky kid.

[kibbles]

And if not, they can *gasp* ask the school!

I know that ..just saying that the suck in this situation is on the school

[Broomjockey]

the school

I know. Just saying yung un's today gots it easy! *shakes walker in general direction of kids*

[mattm04]

In high school, I got written up more than a few times, because I never followed those lists, which included a *box of kleenex.*

Excuse me? I need to bring a box of kleenex for all 8 of my teachers? F--- That. If I get sick, I'll bring my own kleenex to class. Funny enough, everyone else did the same thing. The only person I ever saw using these mandatory kleenexs were, surprise, surprise, the teachers who wrote me up.

Wow. In HS! In my HS most of the teachers would be nice an keep a box of Kleenex in their desk or closet. If you had a minor cold most people would bring their own.

[Shards]

This bullshit happens?!? Really?

Last I checked, I graduated High School two months ago, and I never got a mandated supply list. I was told by my teachers on the first day of class what I would need, then I went out and got it in the first week. That was just how it went.

I would've gotten kicked out of school if they had enforced the lists they gave us on the first day, let alone if they enforced a mandated color-coordinating system. Also, if someone had even tried to take my stuff when I was in elementary school, I probably would've bit them. Especially the teachers.

My shit, stay away from it. Especially since it falls into your guidelines. You want people to not feel unequal, then get uniforms instead of allowing us to dress ourselves (Still a problem, because the uniforms you thought of, which I saw pictures of, are a bit (understatement) too high end for the people you're trying to help feel better to be able to afford.) and also, you'll have to somehow stop us from talking to eachother. I don't see why you are trying so hard to force equality on people who're going to have displayed inequities no matter what. That's just economic class inequality, too. You going to take away tests to make the dumb kids feel smart? Take away homework to make the lazy kids feel dedicated? Take away recess and phys ed to make fat kids feel equal to the jocks?

Sorry for the rant, school in general pisses the hell out of me, and this kinda bullshit sparks the gas, so to speak.

[Tanasi]

After reading all of this makes me thankful my kids school supplies are included in their tuition. The first day of class the teachers and helpers hand out the required supplies and it's up to the kids to keep up with them. All we have to shop for is their uniforms and there's only two stores that carry the uniforms. Short of underwear and specific shoes the school has their dress code down to the letter.

[kibbles]

*shakes walker in general direction of kids*

LOL!!! We need a little smiley shaking a walker ..I tried to find one but couldn't

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

LOL!!! We need a little smiley shaking a walker ..I tried to find one but couldn't

Here's one shaking a cane:

[simplyanother]

they justified it by saying that everyone was "pooling supplies" and the teacher was just assigning out supplies from the pool... yeah, complete and utter bullshit but they got away with it.

Part of the reason everything I send to school with my son has his name written on it, in big letters. The other reason being--people steal. And the other other reason? My kid loses shit.

I can understand why school supply lists have CERTAIN brand names. Like, calculators for high school math classes, just so everyone is on the same page.

I was comparing lists for the same grades from different schools in my city, what they want varies from school to school. Some were really specific "fiskars scissors" "mead composition notebooks" "1blue,1 red,1 yellow,1 green,1 black one subject notebooks..." And others were "1 pack crayons, at least 12 count" "2 composition notebooks"

In my experience school supply lists for high school are generally going to be basic lists, you get your real list on the first day of school. Elementary school, your kid usually only has one teacher, so it's a lot easier to get stuff in advance.

That said, I don't worry if my kid doesn't have everything on the list, and he can't get in trouble for it, because HE hasn't done anything wrong. You better believe I'll raise holy hell if someone were to give him grief because he didn't have an orange folder the first day of school when every kid in the 3rd grade in the city is looking for an orange folder*.


*note, he doesn't need an orange folder, that I know of... lol

[Tigress]

My supply list growing up was: Notebook for each subject. Pencils and pens. Decent backpack every other year. Aside from subject-specific tools (like a scientific calculator and graphing paper for the higher maths), that was it.

Why have the schools gotten so anal-retentive in the past few years? Are they really going to fail the kids for not bringing tissues and hand sanitizer? Do they honestly think that kids are too stupid to organize their own stuff?

Or, are they realizing my secret fear and making it so they never learn to organize their own stuff and grow up bowing down in worship to their corporate masters?

[Shpepper]

We have two teachers here who do not post a list at all. They ask the parents for $15.00 for each student and then order every thing that is needed for the whole year. All the supplies are shared and all the same. If a parent can't afford the $15.00 there are other things that they can do to cover the cost. Work in the classroom, do a project at home for the school or any number of other things. It works really well for them.

I did once have to go to the school and reclaim mo son's scissors. This was right after Fisker's kids came out. I bought them for him since I knew that he would take care of them at school. The teacher decided that all the kids should have the same kind of scissors and took my son's away. I went down there and demanded them back. It's a good thing I engraved them on both sides before I sent them off to school.

BTW, the teacher was using them when I went in to get them.

[Wembley]

Part of the reason everything I send to school with my son has his name written on it, in big letters. The other reason being--people steal. And the other other reason? My kid loses shit.

I can understand why school supply lists have CERTAIN brand names. Like, calculators for high school math classes, just so everyone is on the same page.

I was comparing lists for the same grades from different schools in my city, what they want varies from school to school. Some were really specific "fiskars scissors" "mead composition notebooks" "1blue,1 red,1 yellow,1 green,1 black one subject notebooks..." And others were "1 pack crayons, at least 12 count" "2 composition notebooks"

One of the reasons (so I been told) is to prevent "brand outcasts" - that is, if the list said "one red notebook", some might come from Mead (or other name brand) while others might come from Wal Mart, or a store brand. Apparently, it is popular for the kids whose parents purchase the name-brand school supplies to pick on the ones whose parents get the store-branded stuff.

Of course, the conspiracy theorists can also say that the idea of making kids all have the same school supplies is to help teach them to conform later on. Who knows?

-Wembley